When starting my computer or when inserting the card I get the following errors: Mar 13 19:47:02 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> Link [LNK5] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Mar 13 19:47:02 localhost kernel: rt2x00pci -> rt2x00pci_alloc_reg: Error - Failed to allocate registers. Mar 13 19:47:02 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled Mar 13 19:47:02 localhost kernel: rt2500pci: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -12 Mar 13 19:47:10 localhost kernel: pccard: card ejected from slot 0 Mar 13 19:47:14 localhost kernel: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 0 Mar 13 19:47:14 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:00.0[A] -> Link [LNK5] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 Mar 13 19:47:14 localhost kernel: rt2x00pci -> rt2x00pci_alloc_reg: Error - Failed to allocate registers. Mar 13 19:47:14 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:00.0 disabled Mar 13 19:47:14 localhost kernel: rt2500pci: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -12 Mar 13 19:47:17 localhost kernel: pccard: card ejected from slot 0 After trying a few times, the card gets finally loaded
Please attach the output of 'lspci -v' after getting the errors above. FWIW, I just saw an issue like this yesterday which turned-out to be a bad card.
Bug 436603
This is what lspci -v shows when the card DOES load fine. 02:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Unknown device e831 Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 Memory at 54000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Kernel driver in use: rt2500pci Kernel modules: rt2500pci This is what lspci -v shows when the card DOES NOT loads fine. 02:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Unknown device 6831 Flags: slow devsel, IRQ 11 Memory at <ignored> (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Kernel modules: rt2500pci Let me know if you need more info.
Sometimes I get the error message with kernel 2.6.23.14-115.fc8, but if the card loads fine, then it works fine as well (it does not stop working after a minute or so). I am using it right now. Unfortunately I do not have another card with that chipset to do other tests.
I have to say, that is exactly the same issue as bug 436603. I think your card is dying -- I'm sorry! *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 436603 ***