Re: pcmcia-card prblem - new post
Try running `top` when you plug your card in and see what happens to your
resources.\nOn 9/24/2005, "Louis Woods" <louis@swissart.biz> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I am reposting my problem (see blow), because I was told I was using a
>subect line already in use:
>
>"pcmcia-card (netgear wg511t) causes computer to get extremly slow ..."
>
>Regards,
>Louis
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have installed my pcmcia-card (netgear wg511t) using "madwifi". I
>> could make the wireless-connection work, however as soon as I insert
>> the pcmcia card the system get's really slow as if the card is using
>> up all of the memory. Interesting is that I have noticed this
>> behaviour even before I have installed the madwifi driver, which lets
>> me assume that it rather has something to do with the configuration of
>> the pcmcia-cs package. I am using the following kernel:
>> 2.6.8-2-386
>> In an earlier installation I used a 2.4-Kernel and didn't seem to have
>> this problem. Should pcmcia-cs only be used with 2.4-Kernels?
>>
>> This is what I get when I look into dmesg:
>>
>> PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
>> ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
>> Build date: Sep 24 2005
>> Debugging version (IEEE80211)
>> ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
>> ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
>> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>> ath0: turboG rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>> ath0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
>> ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 4.6
>> ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
>> ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
>> ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
>> ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
>> ath0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
>> ath0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
>> Debugging version (ATH)
>> ath0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x10800000, irq=10
>> ath0: no IPv6 routers present
>>
>> This is my /etc/network/interfaces file:
>>
>> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
>> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>>
>> # The loopback network interface
>> auto lo
>> iface lo inet loopback
>>
>> # The primary network interface
>> auto eth0
>> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>> name Ethernet LAN card
>>
>> # The wireless network interface
>> auto ath0
>> iface ath0 inet dhcp
>> wireless-essid LWSHOME
>> wireless-enc restricted
>> wireless-key CDKDB800C5F788CCCFF0C4200
>> name Unknown interface type
>>
>>
>>
>> Any idea where I should be looking for the problem. I am also happy to
>> provide additional information to how my system is setup.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Louis
>>
>>
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