Re: NETDEV WATCHDOG: wifi0: transmit timed out
From: Justin Mattock
Date: Mon Jul 28 2008 - 13:27:46 EST
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Alistair John Strachan
<alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday 28 July 2008 14:53:41 Justin Mattock wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 6:12 AM, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:10:46 -0700
>> >
>> > "Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> I should'nt be posting this, due to
>> >> having tainted modules(madwifi), but
>> >
>> > and fglrx
>> >
>> >> I figured I might as well:(below)
>> >>
>> >> [ 5000.986044] NETDEV WATCHDOG: wifi0: transmit timed out
>> >
>> > and what's more... it's the the wifi that's b0rked.
>> >
>> > sounds like you want to switch to ath5k or ath9k.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> > visit http://www.lesswatts.org
>>
>> If there's support for the 5418 card that the macbook pro has.
>> interesting when lspci I'm not seeing the card number(below is lspci)
>> As for the fglrx "f*&k it" too much of a pain.:
>
> Yep check out the linux-wireless archives for more info, but ath9k is ready
> and working on your hardware. I've got a Macbook with the same chipset and
> it's totally fine (2.6.26+wireless-testing+ath9k).
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Alistair.
>
Alright!!
I'm glad to hear this.
"natural and fresh".
--
Justin P. Mattock
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