Re: D-Link DWL-520 (ath): unknown regulatory domain and kernel freezes

[Matthias Kilian <kili_(_at_)_outback_(_dot_)_escape_(_dot_)_de>]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 01:05:29PM +0200, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote:
> > It appears to be a DWL-G520+, (or "AirPlus Extreme"), so it just
> > isn't supported by OpenBSD.
> 
> So they changed the innards again? I had a DWL-G520+, which produced
> only

Well, it seems that the important thing is that "AirPlus Extreme"
thing.  There seem to be at least four different product lines: Air
DWL-G520+, AirPlus DWL-G520+, AirPlusG+ DWL-G520+ and AirPlusExtremeG
DWL-G520 (without a `+'). I got the latter, and I just returned it
to the store.

> (Yes, TI, not intel as I managed to say earlier.) The message you are
> getting indicates that you have an atheros based card, but it needs a
> correct country code.

Yes, it was an ath(4), no the country code wasn't the big problem;
actually, I *did* change COUNTRYCODE to "de", and the regulatory
domain *has* been correct after this, but then the system just
stopped working (sometimes with a device timeout message, sometimes
silently).

> I have a G520 lying around (it resurfaced while unpacking - we moved
> recently before I'd gotten around to putting it in a machine), so
> there's a chance I can get around to testing it within the next few
> days.

That would be helpful -- if not for me (I'm done with D-Link devices),
but maybe for others. However, have a close look on the device's
label itself or on the package, since the "DWL G520" alone doesn't
say anything about what product you're actually using.

Ciao,
	Kili