Do you encounter this issue on a fresh install ? Did it happen before when you were using a 3.5 or previous kernel ?
You may want to take a look at my thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=155947
]]>[jersey@localhost ~]$ iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"ungalan"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.432 GHz Access Point: 34:08:04:C2:CD:42
Bit Rate=150 Mb/s Tx-Power=16 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=51/70 Signal level=-59 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:2 Invalid misc:2 Missed beacon:0
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lspci -vvv output:
0d:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1785
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at c4500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at c1400000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr+ BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover- Timeout+ NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Example of disconnect:
[52182.248195] wlan0: deauthenticated from 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (Reason: 6)
[52182.273719] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[52183.372149] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[52189.112351] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[52191.544744] wlan0: authenticate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42
[52191.559571] wlan0: send auth to 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[52191.563003] wlan0: authenticated
[52191.570876] wlan0: associate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[52191.574841] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[52191.574933] wlan0: associated
[43344.174964] wlan0: authenticate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42
[43344.183575] wlan0: send auth to 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[43344.185661] wlan0: authenticated
[43344.190802] wlan0: associate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[43344.194792] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[43344.194884] wlan0: associated
[43344.841664] wlan0: deauthenticating from 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 by local choice (reason=3)
[43344.854770] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: DE
[43345.125342] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[43362.026745] r8169 0000:07:00.0: eth0: link down
[43364.259577] wlan0: authenticate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42
[43364.270899] wlan0: send auth to 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[43364.272896] wlan0: authenticated
[43364.278660] wlan0: associate with 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (try 1/3)
[43364.282528] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 34:08:04:c2:cd:42 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[43364.282575] wlan0: associated
Using wicd and last (3.6.10-1) pae-x86-kernel from aur. My router is Dlink-DIR300 rev b with DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/07/10) std - build 14896.
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