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From: Montreal, Quebec

Registered: 2007-02-22

Posts: 10

D-Link DWA 556 pci-e (ath9k driver)

Hi,

I get the following error at boot time for my wireless PCI card.

dmesg:

[    2.939201] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: Refused to change power state, currently in D3
[    3.046660] ath: phy0: Couldn't reset chip
[    3.046682] ath: phy0: Unable to initialize hardware; initialization status: -5
[    3.046711] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: Failed to initialize device
[    3.047215] ath9k: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -5

lspci:

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR5418 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5008E 802.11(a)bgn] (PCI-Express) (rev ff)

I have tried to unload and reload ath9k. Here is what dmesg sends me:

[14058.227177] ath9k: ath9k: Driver unloaded
[14080.385921] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: Refused to change power state, currently in D3
[14080.488253] ath: phy2: Couldn't reset chip
[14080.488256] ath: phy2: Unable to initialize hardware; initialization status: -5
[14080.488257] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: Failed to initialize device
[14080.488523] ath9k: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -5

Does anyone know what could be done to resolve this?

Thanks,

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Re: D-Link DWA 556 pci-e (ath9k driver)

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From: Montreal, Quebec

Registered: 2007-02-22

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Re: D-Link DWA 556 pci-e (ath9k driver)

I am using the arch stock kernel (3.10.2)

Something else I have done is  rmmod ath9k and modprobe the ath5k driver but the card still does not spawn.

I will see if blacklisting the ath9k driver and adding ath5k to mkinitcpio.conf fix the issue.

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: D-Link DWA 556 pci-e (ath9k driver)

There is a new kernel in the repos (3.10.3).  Maybe you should update and then re-report just to ensure that you are seeking advice on what is currently in the repos.