Atheros problem

[throttlemeister]

After not getting my Broadcom controller to work or even recognized, I thought to try with a Atheros mini-PCIe card. Using LSPCI I get:

 

07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5418 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:0024] (rev 01)

 

Unfortunately, when I boot with -v, I get nastygram in my boot log and still now Airport.

 

IO80211Controller::stop called!

start [/sourceCache/AirPortDriverAtheros5424/AirPortDriverAtheros5424-223.47.4/m35b/src/driver/AtherosController.cpp:464] loaded unsuccessfully

 

Does anyone have an idea what is causing this, and more importantly, what to do to get it fixed?

 

(I am running iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5)

[throttlemeister]

Anyone?? I am now using iATKOS, which is a little faster and a little more stable for me (read: no random hangs at first boot)

 

Unfortunately, nothing changed much as far as my WiFi is concerned:

start [/sourceCache/AirPortDriverAtheros5424/AirPortDriverAtheros5424-315.44/src/driver/AtherosController.cpp:516] loa

ded unsuccessfully

 

If anyone can offer some suggestions or has an idea about a solution, I am all ears.

[throttlemeister]

If this helps anyone...

 

hackint0sh:~ root# lspci -d 168c:0024 -vv -nn

07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5418 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:0024] (rev 01)

Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Unknown device [144f:7125]

Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-

Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes

Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19

Region 0: Memory at <unassigned> (64-bit, non-prefetchable)

Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)

Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-

Address: fee00000 Data: 409c

Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00

DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us

ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-

DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-

RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-

MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes

DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-

LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us

ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-

LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+

ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-

LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-

Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1

Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000

PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000

Capabilities: [100] #168c

Capabilities: [002] #24

 

hackint0sh:~ root#

[1b2banana]

me too, syndrome. 'driver unsuccessfully loaded'

 

I "upgraded" from a dell 1390 (working oob) to the GN-WI06N gigabyte dualband 0168c:0024 (not working). It's supposed to be supported natively, but doesn't work on my d620 in 10.5.x. It works fine with XP. Tried various builds of iatkos, kalyway, ideneb, jas. Currently running iPC 10.5.6, verified IDs present in the atheros kext.

 

Any input toward a solution to this problem is greatly appreciated. Apparently, something else is wonky besides the 0168c:0024 id trouble with the old kexts.

Thanks.