iwconfig doesn't list ath0 in Back|Track 2 final - Ubiquiti SRC300

[backt]

Hi,

I've installed backtrack 2 final a few days ago and works fine with senao and orinoco cards (eth1), but when I insert my ubiquiti SRC300 atheros based card and type iwconfig or ifconfig there is no ath0 device.
lsmod doesn't list ath_pci nor ath_hal modules.
I tried modprobe ath_pci and ath_hal and insmod /lib/modules/..../net/ath_pci.ko
and other commands but after that iwconfig doesn't list ath0 at all though lsmod list ath_pci and ath_hal.

Can anyone help me or tell what is the problem and how can
I load automatically madwifi driver modules at system startup?

I have 3 partitions xp BT 1 and BT 2 final.



(sorry for my bad english)

[backt]

hi all,

I have downloaded latest madwifi driver 0.9.3 and installed with no errors. My question is that my
ubiquiti SRC 300 pccard doesn't start, so I have to install hotplug module, but how? And how to
autostart ath0 device? Is the hotplug module and ath_pci, ath_hal and ath_rate_sample enough to use my
atheros based card? I read somewhere that pccard is not supported under B|T 2 Final.

I have to modprobe ath_pci every time I boot BT2 Final, how to add this/these module(s) to autostart like psmouse or any other essential modul?
Please someone help me with a few command?

pccardctl info say nothing when I insert my SRC 300
PRODID_1=""
PRODID_2=""
PRODID_3=""
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0000,0000
FUNCID=255


With an Orinoco card, it is working fine.

bt ~ # pccardctl info
PRODID_1="Lucent Technologies"
PRODID_2="WaveLAN/IEEE"
PRODID_3="Version 01.01"
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0156,0002
FUNCID=6

pccardctl ident say nothing also (SRC300)

bt ~ # pccardctl ident
Socket 0:
no product info available

bt ~ # pccardctl status
Socket 0:
no card

a few modules lsmod

Module Size Used by
orinoco_cs 13576 0
orinoco 37280 1 orinoco_cs
hermes 6272 2 orinoco_cs,orinoco
ath_pci 88636 0
wlan 190916 1 ath_pci
ath_hal 189776 1 ath_pci
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pcmcia 31272 1 orinoco_cs
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yenta_socket 24476 1
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pcmcia_core 34488 4 orinoco_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
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I think hotplug module is missing for working ath0
so how can I install it?
I downloaded the hotplug-2004_03_29.tar.gz
unpacked and installed or something but nothing happend
I tried to read its manual page (No manual entry for hotplug) and README file and it says that I have to modify some config file
"- Drivers may provide a per-device setup script that's invoked after
they modprobe: /etc/hotplug/usb/MODULENAME is called for USB
devices, CardBus devices use /etc/hotplug/pci, and so on:"
Can someone pls help with this?


Once I did use src300 w/ B|T 2 Final without any problem, but I don't know what I did and how. iwlist ath0 txpower said 31dBm output power!!!! (~1250mW!):confused: :D Since then I reinstalled B|T 2 Final.

[backt]

Dear diary,


I have finally solved the problem with pcmcia_cs module.

[Eristic]

how did you fix it?

[backt]

Unfortunately the problem still exists. But. If I use acpi=off boot option sometimes - really sometimes - ath0 and wifi0 works. About from 5 reboot once I can list my ath0 interface. I don't know what is the problem, but some kind of hw IRQ problem. dmesg your friend. I will see next time the exact dmeasg message.

Try to boot B|T 2 final LILO with append="acpi=off" or simply acpi=off

I tried to reinstall madwifi (0.9.3), pcmcia-cs, hotplug but the problem still exists. I don't know what conf files should I edit.

I have TI (Texas Instruments) (I will see lspci also for this) pccard to PCI socket.

[backt]

lspci 09:01.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller

dmesg
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DMI present.
ACPI: RSDP (v000 PTLTD ) @ 0x000f7450
ACPI: RSDT (v001 PTLTD RSDT 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000000) @ 0x37eae1d6
ACPI: FADT (v001 ATI Goldfish 0x06040000 ATI 0x000f4240) @ 0x37eb2f00
ACPI: MADT (v001 PTLTD APIC 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000000) @ 0x37eb2f74
ACPI: MCFG (v001 PTLTD MCFG 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000000) @ 0x37eb2fc4
ACPI: SSDT (v001 PmRef Cpu0Cst 0x00003001 INTL 0x20030224) @ 0x37eae410
ACPI: SSDT (v001 PmRef CpuPm 0x00003000 INTL 0x20030224) @ 0x37eae20e
ACPI: DSDT (v001 ATI SB400 0x06040000 MSFT 0x0100000c) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x8008
Allocating PCI resources starting at 40000000 (gap: 38000000:a8000000)
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Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Back|Track2 ro root=304 ACPI=off noacpi
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Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
ACPI: Core revision 20060707
ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0800)
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No dock devices found.
ACPI: bus type pci registered
PCI: Using MMCONFIG
Setting up standard PCI resources
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
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PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:14.4
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 10 *11)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 10 *11)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 10 *11)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 10 *11)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P2P_._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.AGP_._PRT]
Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
SCSI subsystem initialized
libata version 2.00 loaded.
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
usbcore: registered new device driver usb
PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq". If it helps, post a report
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0
IO window: 9000-9fff
MEM window: c0100000-c01fffff
PREFETCH window: d0000000-dfffffff
PCI: Bus 10, cardbus bridge: 0000:09:01.0
IO window: 0000a400-0000a4ff
IO window: 0000a800-0000a8ff
PREFETCH window: 40000000-43ffffff
MEM window: 44000000-47ffffff
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:14.4
IO window: a000-afff
MEM window: c0200000-c02fffff
PREFETCH window: 40000000-43ffffff
PCI: Enabling device 0000:09:01.0 (0000 -> 0003)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 11
PCI: setting IRQ 11 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:09:01.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 131072 bind 65536)
TCP reno registered
apm: BIOS not found.
VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
NTFS driver 2.1.28 [Flags: R/O].
JFS: nTxBlock = 7039, nTxLock = 56316
SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, large block numbers, no debug enabled
SGI XFS Quota Management subsystem
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler anticipatory registered
io scheduler deadline registered
io scheduler cfq registered (default)
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
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ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line)
ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery absent)
input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input0
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input1
ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input2
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling states)
ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (65 C)
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.6[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:14.6 disabled
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 11
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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qlogicfas: no cards were found, please specify I/O address and IRQ using iobase= and irq= options<6>QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver
Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI driver 8.1.11
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 11
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.5[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:09:01.0 [1179:ff31]
Yenta: Using CSCINT to route CSC interrupts to PCI
Yenta: Routing CardBus interrupts to PCI
Yenta TI: socket 0000:09:01.0, mfunc 0x015c1d22, devctl 0x44
piix4_smbus 0000:00:14.0: Found 0000:00:14.0 device
Yenta TI: socket 0000:09:01.0 probing PCI interrupt failed, trying to fix
8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
Yenta TI: socket 0000:09:01.0 no PCI interrupts. Fish. Please report.
Yenta: no PCI IRQ, CardBus support disabled for this socket.
Yenta: check your BIOS CardBus, BIOS IRQ or ACPI settings.
Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x04f8, PCI irq 0
Socket status: 30000020
pcmcia: parent PCI bridge I/O window: 0xa000 - 0xafff
cs: IO port probe 0xa000-0xafff: clean.
pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0xc0200000 - 0xc02fffff
pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0x40000000 - 0x43ffffff
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:09:02.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
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shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
cs: pcmcia_socket0: cardbus cards are not supported.
cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcff: excluding 0xc00-0xc07 0xc10-0xc17 0xc50-0xc57 0xc68-0xc6f 0xcd0-0xcdf
cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: excluding 0x878-0x87f
cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: excluding 0x408-0x40f 0x4d0-0x4d7
cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: excluding 0x200-0x20f
cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
lp: driver loaded but no devices found
fuse init (API version 7.8)
Capability LSM initialized
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ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.6[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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ath_pci and ath_rate_sample etc. not loaded but after modprobe ath_pci iwconfig doesn't list ath0 or wifi0 interface

How should I edit lilo.conf to disable ACPI?
I added acpi=off after fifth line and typed lilo after saved lilo.conf file.

If someone knows what is wrong or how can I solve this problem please tell me.

[backt]

With my new machine (same brand) SRC300 works fine.

[Securityguy]

I'll be trying it this week and I'll post my results