ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13

Sam Leffler sam at errno.com
Tue May 9 00:36:53 UTC 2006


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


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