Dear All,
I forwarded this mail back in July buy got no reply. So I can use the machine, does anyone have a workaround that avoids changing/recompiling stock SL software/kernel? (Googling seems to suggest there is a fundamental problem; I lack the needed networking skills.)

Many thanks

William.

--- On Wed, 7/21/10, William Shu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: William Shu <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: 9825 wireless card auto disconnects!
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: "William S. Shu" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 7:54 PM
> Dear all,
> I have an atheros 9825 wireless card (on a compaq
> CQ60-615DX) which is detected, but somehow fails to connect
> to -- or rather immediately disconnects immediately from --
> the network when the password is given. I am running it
> using linux 5.5 livedvd, but the same device connects
> successfully under Windows7.
> 
> It seems this issue was discussed sometime before, but I do
> not seem to find it. Any help appreciated. Below are details
> from wpa_supplicant.log and dmesg that I guess are helpful.
> 
> William.
> 
> $ uname -a
> Linux slinux 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 #1 SMP Fri May 7 01:52:57
> EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> $ cat /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log 
> (wext) Device wlan0 kernel driver name: ath9k.
> Device wlan0 kernel driver name: ath9k.
> Trying to associate with 00:18:e7:01:64:af
> (SSID='doit1wlan' freq=2437 MHz)
> Associated with 00:18:e7:01:64:af
> WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:18:e7:01:64:af
> [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP]
> CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:18:e7:01:64:af
> completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
> CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
> 
> 
> $ dmesg |tail -35 
> r8169: eth0: link down
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1b.0 (0000 -> 0002)
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 58
> PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
> hfs: unable to find HFS+ superblock
> ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:1b.0 (0000 -> 0002)
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 58
> PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
> [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 74
> [drm] Initialized i915 1.8.0 20060929 on minor 0
> set status page addr 0x03fff000
> wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1)
> wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:18:e7:01:64:af by local
> choice (reason=3)
> wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1)
> wlan0: direct probe responded
> wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1)
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP 00:18:e7:01:64:af (try 1)
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:18:e7:01:64:af (capab=0x431
> status=0 aid=1)
> wlan0: associated
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
> wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:18:e7:01:64:af by local
> choice (reason=3)
> 
> 
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