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[Lex Ross <lross@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim, and thank you so much for the update. I have compiled modules on
Hardy using your GIT repository, and it worked just fine on my Asus F5N
laptop. The only thing I had to do is to manually specify the country
code for ath_pci kernel module:

# modprobe -r ath_pci
# modprobe ath_pci countrycode=643

During the boot process however the country code option is not passed to
ath_pci module, and it fails with the message

Sep 13 14:35:35 mars kernel: [  373.541177] MadWifi: ath_getchannels:
Unable to collect channel list from HAL; regdomain likely 96 country
code 0

32-bit Gutsy with madwifi patch on the other hand had no such issues
(see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/AsusF5N wiki page for
details)

Any ideas?

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Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on various laptops, including the ASUS Eee PC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182489
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Status in MadWifi - Atheros Drivers: Confirmed
Status in “linux-backports-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: New
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
Status in linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: New
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules

The Eee PC has non-working wireless out of the box. A patch is available from the madwifi website:

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679

I'd like to have working wireless in hardy, without having to patch/compile manually :)