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Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:36:48 -0600
From: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org>
To: Mo Po <mopo@softhome.net>
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Subject: Re: atheros (ath) wifi driver problem
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On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 06:18:38PM -0800, Mo Po wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I installed FreeBSD 5.3 today (coming from linux/debian).
> I need to use the atheros wifi driver (man page ATH(4)), which is
> included in 5.3. (I have an atheros based PCI card in an athlon xp based
> system).
> 
> I get the following error when loading the module ('kldload if_ath'
> command):
> ...
> ath0: could not map interrupt
> device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6
> 
> After that ifconfig fails tp 'up' the ath0 i/f ('does not exists').
> 
You may have already checked this, but be sure that "Plug and Play OS"
is "NO" in your BIOS.  I've seen weird things happen w/PCI cards
when this BIOS setting is on.  HTH

-- 
Regards,
Doug