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#1 2013-04-02 00:48:19
- Blender
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Atheros ath9k_htc USB adapter channel issues
I've been having some strange problems with my Alfa AWUS036NHA wireless USB adapter:
[~] uname -a
Linux arch 3.8.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Mar 20 22:10:25 CET 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[~] lsusb
Bus 001 Device 043: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 058f:6366 Alcor Micro Corp. Multi Flash Reader
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c068 Logitech, Inc. G500 Laser MouseAbout five minutes after I boot, NetworkManager starts frantically connecting and disconnecting from all of my saved wireless networks. Sometimes it takes 10 seconds and other times it takes five minutes. I'm within 20 feet of my main router and can connect just fine with my netbook, which has a pretty crappy wireless card compared to the Alfa.
Every time it disconencts, dmesg spits this out:
[36714.961111] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 39
[36714.961343] wlp0s20u1: deauthenticating from aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff by local choice (reason=3)
[36715.063432] ath: phy37: Chip reset failed
[36715.063435] ath: phy37: Unable to reset channel (2412 Mhz) reset status -22
[36715.063436] ath: phy37: Unable to set channel
[36715.163999] ath: phy37: RX failed to go idle in 10 ms RXSM=0xeaffffff
[36715.264726] ath: phy37: RX failed to go idle in 10 ms RXSM=0x84195411
[36715.366706] ath: phy37: RX failed to go idle in 10 ms RXSM=0x2bfe
[36715.468649] ath: phy37: RX failed to go idle in 10 ms RXSM=0x0
[36715.485782] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
[36715.765586] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 40 using xhci_hcd
[36715.789720] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[36716.071803] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272
[36716.308961] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[36716.575195] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3
[36716.575200] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x833a
[36716.575201] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code
[36716.575204] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[36716.575205] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37
[36716.575207] ath: Country alpha2 being used: GB
[36716.575208] ath: Regpair used: 0x37
[36716.575666] ieee80211 phy38: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
[36716.575678] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
[36716.581830] systemd-udevd[6202]: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlp0s20u1
[36716.887749] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp0s20u1: link is not ready
[36719.557715] wlp0s20u1: authenticate with ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa
[36719.695480] wlp0s20u1: capabilities/regulatory prevented using AP HT/VHT configuration, downgraded
[36719.846418] wlp0s20u1: send auth to ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa (try 1/3)
[36719.848269] wlp0s20u1: authenticated
[36719.848440] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0 wlp0s20u1: disabling HT/VHT due to WEP/TKIP use
[36719.848444] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0 wlp0s20u1: disabling HT as WMM/QoS is not supported by the AP
[36719.848447] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0 wlp0s20u1: disabling VHT as WMM/QoS is not supported by the AP
[36719.849790] wlp0s20u1: associate with ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa (try 1/3)
[36719.851732] wlp0s20u1: RX AssocResp from ff:ee:dd:cc:bb:aa (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=85)
[36719.861385] wlp0s20u1: associated
[36719.861415] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp0s20u1: link becomes readyHere are my loaded modules:
[~] lsmod
Module Size Used by
fuse 69290 7
arc4 2007 2
ath9k_htc 57917 0
ath9k_common 2096 1 ath9k_htc
ath9k_hw 361325 2 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc
ath 15361 3 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
nvidia 9119600 53
mac80211 467685 1 ath9k_htc
coretemp 6198 0
kvm_intel 124204 0
joydev 9727 0
cfg80211 433688 3 ath,mac80211,ath9k_htc
hid_generic 1145 0
kvm 392222 1 kvm_intel
crc32c_intel 14313 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4597 0
rfkill 15996 4 cfg80211
aesni_intel 46103 0
aes_x86_64 7555 1 aesni_intel
xts 3135 1 aesni_intel
lrw 3661 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 6050 2 lrw,xts
ablk_helper 1972 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 8741 3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
iTCO_wdt 5447 0
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
microcode 14465 0
i2c_i801 11077 0
pcspkr 1995 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 27848 2
usbhid 41357 0
hid 87118 2 hid_generic,usbhid
snd_hda_codec_realtek 62745 1
acpi_cpufreq 10630 0
i2c_core 23171 2 i2c_i801,nvidia
mperf 1267 1 acpi_cpufreq
sky2 49987 0
snd_hda_intel 34194 2
snd_hda_codec 102453 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6428 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 78146 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7426 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18934 1 snd_pcm
thermal 8577 0
snd 60156 11 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
fan 2785 0
mei 59991 0
soundcore 5442 1 snd
processor 27431 1 acpi_cpufreq
evdev 10136 7
lpc_ich 11601 0
ext4 478274 1
crc16 1359 1 ext4
jbd2 77917 1 ext4
mbcache 6026 1 ext4
usb_storage 47576 0
ata_generic 3338 0
pata_acpi 3451 0
sr_mod 14823 0
cdrom 35520 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 31258 4
pata_marvell 3035 0
ahci 22160 2
libahci 20906 1 ahci
libata 168683 5 ahci,pata_acpi,pata_marvell,libahci,ata_generic
scsi_mod 130797 4 usb_storage,libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
ehci_pci 4120 0
xhci_hcd 89405 0
ehci_hcd 47423 1 ehci_pci
mxm_wmi 1467 0
usbcore 175061 6 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,ath9k_htc,xhci_hcd
usb_common 954 1 usbcore
video 11363 0
wmi 8379 1 mxm_wmi
button 4701 0 Aircrack reports channel problems as well when I put the card into monitor mode and scan on a fixed channel:
[~] sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
[~] sudo killall wpa_supplicant
[~] sudo airmon-ng start wlp0s20u1
Interface Chipset Driver
wlp0s20u1 Atheros ath9k - [phy41]
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)
[~] sudo airodump-ng -c 1 mon0
CH 1 ][ Elapsed: 0 s ][ 2013-04-01 20:27 ][ fixed channel mon0: -1
BSSID PWR RXQ Beacons #Data, #/s CH MB ENC CIPHER AUTH ESSID
...My interface name also randomly changed from wlan0 to wlp0s20u1 before this all started, so I'm not sure what's going on at all.
Here's my update log:
[~] tail -n 100 /var/log/pacman.log
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libffi (3.0.12-1 -> 3.0.13-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libmatroska (1.3.0-2 -> 1.4.0-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libmysqlclient (5.5.30-6 -> 5.5.30-7)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libsasl (2.1.23-9 -> 2.1.23-10)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libtorrent-rasterbar (1:0.16.8-1 -> 1:0.16.9-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded libwacom (0.6-1 -> 0.7-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded mysql-clients (5.5.30-6 -> 5.5.30-7)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded mysql (5.5.30-6 -> 5.5.30-7)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded mysql-python (1.2.4-1 -> 1.2.4-2)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded openssh (6.1p1-6 -> 6.2p1-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded parole (0.5.0-2 -> 0.5.0-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded php (5.4.13-2 -> 5.4.13-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded php-apache (5.4.13-2 -> 5.4.13-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded php-mcrypt (5.4.13-2 -> 5.4.13-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded procps-ng (3.3.5-1 -> 3.3.7-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded sip (4.14.4-1 -> 4.14.5-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded python-sip (4.14.4-1 -> 4.14.5-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded python2-sip (4.14.4-1 -> 4.14.5-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded python2-sqlalchemy (0.7.9-1 -> 0.8.0-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded qt4 (4.8.4-13 -> 4.8.4-16)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded raptor (2.0.9-1 -> 2.0.9-2)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded ruby-highline (1.6.15-2 -> 1.6.16-1)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded systemd-sysvcompat (198-1 -> 198-2)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded vlc (2.0.5-4 -> 2.0.5-5)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded webkitgtk2 (1.10.2-2 -> 1.10.2-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded webkitgtk3 (1.10.2-2 -> 1.10.2-3)
[2013-03-28 20:07] upgraded xf86-input-evdev (2.7.3-3 -> 2.8.0-1)
[2013-03-30 00:03] Running 'pacman -S gparted'
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed libsigc++ (2.2.11-1)
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed glibmm (2.34.1-1)
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed cairomm (1.10.0-2)
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed pangomm (2.28.4-1)
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed atkmm (2.22.6-1)
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed gtkmm (2.24.2-2)
[2013-03-30 00:04] If you use a lightweight windowmanager, remember to run
[2013-03-30 00:04] /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 to enable
[2013-03-30 00:04] graphical authentication, which may be needed for pkexec to work.
[2013-03-30 00:04] installed gparted (0.15.0-1)
[2013-03-30 00:05] Running 'pacman -S dosfstools'
[2013-03-30 00:05] installed dosfstools (3.0.16-1)
[2013-03-30 00:05] Running 'pacman -S mtools'
[2013-03-30 00:05] installed mtools (4.0.18-1)
[2013-03-30 00:15] Running 'pacman -S python2-ipy'
[2013-03-30 00:15] installed python2-ipy (0.75-1)
[2013-03-30 02:08] Running 'pacman -S xsel xclip'
[2013-03-30 02:08] installed xsel (1.2.0-5)
[2013-03-30 02:08] installed xclip (0.12-3)
[2013-03-30 03:09] Running 'pacman -S flashplugin'
[2013-03-30 03:09] >>
[2013-03-30 03:09] >> If you have an NVIDIA card that supports libvdpau or Broadcom Crystal HD chips,
[2013-03-30 03:09] >> uncomment EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1 from /etc/adobe/mms.cfg.
[2013-03-30 03:09] >> If you run into problems, please contact nVidia or Broadcom along with your system config info / driver version.
[2013-03-30 03:09] >>
[2013-03-30 03:09] installed flashplugin (11.2.202.275-1)
[2013-03-30 16:26] Running 'pacman -S inkscape'
[2013-03-30 16:29] installed gsl (1.15-2)
[2013-03-30 16:29] installed inkscape (0.48.4-5)
[2013-03-30 18:02] Running 'pacman -S -- jhead'
[2013-03-30 18:02] installed jhead (2.97-1)
[2013-03-31 04:41] Running 'pacman -S python2-nltk'
[2013-03-31 04:41] ==> Note that even though this package uses libyaml library,
[2013-03-31 04:41] ==> slower pure python implementation is used by default.
[2013-03-31 04:41] ==> See http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation
[2013-03-31 04:41] installed python2-yaml (3.10-3)
[2013-03-31 04:41] installed python2-nltk (2.0.4-1)
[2013-03-31 04:42] Running 'pacman -S nltk-data'
[2013-03-31 04:44] installed nltk-data (2.0-7)
[2013-03-31 17:41] Running 'pacman -S baobab'
[2013-03-31 17:41] installed baobab (3.6.4-1)
[2013-03-31 17:48] Running 'pacman -Sc'
[2013-04-01 20:09] Running 'pacman -Syy'
[2013-04-01 20:09] synchronizing package lists
[2013-04-01 20:09] Running 'pacman -Syy'
[2013-04-01 20:09] synchronizing package lists
[2013-04-01 20:09] Running 'pacman -Su'
[2013-04-01 20:09] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-01 20:11] Running 'pacman -Su'
[2013-04-01 20:11] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-01 20:11] Running 'pacman -Su'
[2013-04-01 20:11] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-01 20:13] Running 'pacman -R wine'
[2013-04-01 20:13] Running 'pacman -Rc wine'
[2013-04-01 20:13] removed winetricks-svn (943-1)
[2013-04-01 20:13] removed wine (1.5.26-1)
[2013-04-01 20:13] Running 'pacman -Su'
[2013-04-01 20:13] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-01 20:13] upgraded boost-libs (1.52.0-3 -> 1.53.0-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded boost (1.52.0-3 -> 1.53.0-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded chromium (26.0.1410.43-1 -> 26.0.1410.43-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded libpulse (3.0-2 -> 3.0-3)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded ffmpeg (1:1.1.3-1 -> 1:1.2-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded libtorrent-rasterbar (1:0.16.9-1 -> 1:0.16.9-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded libxkbcommon (0.2.0-3 -> 0.3.0-1)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded luxrays (1.2-1 -> 1.2-2)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded luxrender (1.2-1 -> 1.2.1-1)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded nodejs (0.10.1-1 -> 0.10.2-1)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded openimageio (1.1.7-2 -> 1.1.8-1)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded openshadinglanguage (1.3.0-2 -> 1.3.0-3)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded sqlite (3.7.16-1 -> 3.7.16.1-1)
[2013-04-01 20:14] upgraded xproto (7.0.23-1 -> 7.0.24-1)I'm completely out of ideas here. Is it a hardware problem? All help is appreciated!
Last edited by Blender (2013-04-02 00:54:15)
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