Problem with atheros ar5008 wifi card

[JD]

On 04/21/11 13:40, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 04/20/2011 08:04 PM, JD wrote:
>> I have an Atheros AR5008 (AR5416 / AR2133 chipset) mini-pci (32 bit)
>> wifi card.
>>
>> If I boot into Fedora, with any of the kernels
>> kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686
>> kernel-2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686
>> kernel-2.6.35.12-88.fc14.i686
>>
>> Or mainline kernels:
>> linux-2.6.36.x
>> linux-2.6.37.x
>> linux-2.6.38.x
>>
>>
>>
>> I see this output during boot
>> ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame
>> and even after boot (while logged in to the main console as root).
>>
>> So, the wlan0 device is never available. Ath9k driver is loaded.
>> But no wlan0 device.
>>
>> So, what I do in order to fix the problem is to boot into
>> windows (xp), bring up the card, and reboot  into linux,
>> and then the card works. This has been going on for several
>> days now, and I have no idea what might be causing this.
>>
>> If you need more data, please let me know.
> Check dmesg and verify a) that you have the necessary firmware for
> your card; and b) that the ath card's firmware is being loaded. That's
> the most common problem.
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I googled for firmware for ar5008 ar5416

Got no hits for any firmware download.
F14 does not provide the firmware (AFAIK).