Hello all,
I've recently started using SL 5.4 (installed from mini-livecd) on my
Aspire One, with kernels 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 (original) and
2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 (updated).  Ath5k is functional on the live cd,
halfway working on the old kernel, somewhat better on the updated
kernel; but it comes nowhere near what the latest ath5k (2.6.31 & 32)
can do or what madwifi-hal can do.  I've tried installing madwifi, but
it did not provide the interfaces (ifconfig did not recognize ath0 and
eth1).  After looking around, I've found that only madwifi-hal works
with my chipset (AR5007), but I can't seem to find a recent
(2.6.18-164.11.1) rpm.  If I can install an rpm with dkms or kmod, that
would be ideal; I'd prefer to avoid compiling it myself.  I might have
missed something; if so, please point it out.  
Ibidem