Bug 710019

Summary:	ath9k kernel module doesn't work properly
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	enrico.barbarossa
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	John W. Linville <linville>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	15	CC:	gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda, sgruszka, zebing86
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Description enrico.barbarossa 2011-06-02 09:38:56 UTC

Description of problem:as the ath5k this module doesn't work well, speed is a nightmare, as reported in common bugs section of fedora 15
"poor transfer speeds with Atheros-based wireless chipsets"

But it has another bug: once de-activadted, either 
via software (network-manager)
or via hardware, via laptop switch, wireless interface never came up again.
 
my laptop is a n acer 5630ez ,2yrs old

wireless chip is AR928X Wireless Network Adapter

it works with ath9k kernel module.
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How reproducible:
everytime i switch off wireless


Steps to Reproduce:
1.install distro form dvd fedora 15 i386
2.yum update -y
3.switch interface off
  
Actual results:
poor transfer rate, once de-activated, never came up

Expected results:
in fedora 14 no problems, it seems a kernel-module related problem

Additional info:

Comment 1 Josh Boyer 2011-09-27 15:27:02 UTC

Do you still have this problem with the 2.6.40.x F15 kernels?

Comment 2 enrico.barbarossa 2012-02-13 11:06:57 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Do you still have this problem with the 2.6.40.x F15 kernels?

Problem solved with 2.6.40 kernel.
but f15  bug in ath9k kernel module (#702722) is alwais here...
solution provided by fedora is good, but it persist also in fedora 16.

Comment 3 John W. Linville 2012-02-13 14:55:08 UTC

I'm going to treat this as the bug entry for the rfkill issue, and close it on the basis of comment 2.

Please use bug 702722 for addressing any continuing performance problems.