On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:08:31 +0100, Bernard wrote: > Bernard wrote: >> Hi to Everyone, >> >> On the Desktop of my association, there was no wireless card. So, I >> purchased one that is said to be Debian compatible. It is a PCI card >> TP-LINK >> TL-WN751ND >> >> It is supposedly based on an Atheros chipset AR 9227 >> >> I plugged it inside the Central Unit on a PCI slot, and then booted the >> Debian Squeeze system.
(...) > P.S. : I carried new tests. As said above, now that my WiFi is > configured, every attempt to boot, leads to "freezing" of the system in > the middle of gnome start... EXCEPT IF I shutdown my DSL/WiFi box ! As > long as no connexion is possible, the system starts all right ; I can > see the other WiFi available in the area (I don't have the > passwords...). This being, if I reboot my WiFi connexion on the DSL > modem, then, as said before, connexion does happen all right, it seems > fully operational, but only for about 45 to 60 seconds, system freezing > happens next. My TL-WN751ND card is supposed to work with Debian kernel > module ath9k, which is supposed to be loaded with the wireless-tools > package, which is alreeady installed. There are many issues reported for system freezes regarding that kernel module (ath9k), there is even a documented bug at the Linuxwireless site: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k/bugs#Hangs_with_PCI_devices_and_SMP_systems And even on Debian BTS: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=611946 I would try with an updated kernel. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jjd88o$f1t$8...@dough.gmane.org
