ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13

[Eric Anderson]

Sam Leffler wrote:
> Kevin Kramer wrote:
>> I have a Dell Latitude D820 with an Atheros mini-pci express b/g card.
>> I'm getting these errors when loading the drivers:
>>
>> ath0: <Atheros 5424> mem 0xdcff0000-0xdcffffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on 
>> pci12
>> ath0: Reserved 0x10000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xdcff0000
>> ioapic0: routing intpin 17 (PCI IRQ 17) to vector 50
>> ath0: [MPSAFE]
>> ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13
>> device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6
>>
>> It's being detected as a 5424, but it is actually a 2424. (It does b/g,
>> not a/b/g)
>>
>> An a/b/g card (5424) works fine using the same config.
>>
>> Here is a link to some additional debug info, let me know if I can help
>> further.
>>
>> http://users.centtech.com/~kramer/atheros/
> 
> Don't know about a 2424; the 5424 should work though the driver may need 
> a workaround for a pci-express reset issue.  Did you swap this card in 
> or did it come from dell?  I've been slow to get up to speed on the 
> pci-express parts but they definitely work with the hal in cvs.
> 
> I'll check.
> 
>     Sam

Thanks Sam.  The 5424's indeed work.  The 2424 is the same except it is 
b/g only, not a/b/g.  Let us (kramer or I) know if we can provide any 
addition debug info/patch testing/etc.

Eric




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Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
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