Re: kernel .30 BROKE ATH5K with my AR5212 atheros.

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Bob Copeland<me@bobcopeland.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Jasin
> Colegrove<j.wholesalesupply@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> BTW, can you (re?)post the "Atheros AR5212 chip found (MAC xxx,
>>> PHY xxxx)?"
>>>
>> What exact information do you want and where can I find it?
>
> Run 'dmesg'; a string like the above is printed out when the module
> loads.  In case there was something broken specifically for your
> chipset, the mac/phy versions will help narrow it down.
>
>> $git bisect start v2.6.30-rc4 v2.6.29 -- drivers/net net/
>>
>> Is that what you where hinting at? I wasted a whole day trying to fix
>> errors in drivers/staging before I was told I could just disable
>> compilation of staging with one switch. Oh well...
>
> Yes, that's what I meant.  And it does help to have a relatively
> slimmed down .config, especially when bisecting. :\

I'd add net/mac80211 and net/wireless in there as well, just to be safe.

 Luis