Bug#414998: madwifi-source: AR5005G got Hardware revision not supported

[Kel Modderman]

On Thursday 15 March 2007 21:32, joshua at nirmalvihar.info wrote:
> Package: madwifi-source
> Version: 1:0.9.2+r1842.20061207-2
> Severity: normal
>
> Other folks have reported success with the same laptop "Acer TravelMate
> 2310". lspci output for the device is:
>
> 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G
> 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
>
> Here is the kernel log:
>
> ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
> ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413,
> RF5413)
> wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.3)
> ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.3)
> ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3)
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:0b.0 (0010 -> 0012)
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
> wifi%d: unable to attach hardware: 'Hardware revision not supported'
> (HAL status 13)
> ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0b.0 disabled
>
> Suggestions please?

The HAL that is complaining about lack of support for said hardware is binary 
only, and thus out of control of the people who would care most about your 
problem. Therefore, whilst I care for your problem, I cannot even make any 
good changes or even suggestions about what you can do right now to make your 
wifi equipment work in linux, other than ndiswrapper.

Thanks, Kel.