Networking :: Atheros WLAN card do not work

My Atheros is using irq4.
If you are not using serial ports, is it possible to go into BIOS and not assign or reserve it.

Maybe this helps....

Code Sample

dsl@box:~$ cardctl config
Socket 0:
Vcc 3.3V Vpp1 3.3V Vpp2 3.3V
interface type is "cardbus"
irq 11 [exclusive] [level]
function 0:
Socket 1:
not configured

Code Sample

dsl@box:~$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 02)
0000:00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1250 (rev 02)
0000:00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1250 (rev 02)
0000:00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200 [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20)
0000:00:06.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:06.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:06.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:06.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Illegal Vendor ID: Unknown device 0013 (rev 01)

but why is the card detected as "Illegal Vendor ID: Unknown device 0013 (rev 01) ?

http://prism54.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=2335
maybe thats the solution, a thinkpad is involved there too and the guy solved it...but for a prism54 card. Seems that I got to find the file were I can change that for the atheros...

My Atheros works great. Mine is shown exactly the same way. Unknown device 0013 (Rev 01)

If you do a lspci -vv and look for irq
Mine shows Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 4

Many times plugging more modern hardware (wireless pcmcia) in older laptops will result in irq conflict. irq 3 and irq 4 are usually for serial ports.

Or it could be a thinkpad issue.

ahh now i got it...
the usb controller and the atheros pcmcia card got the same IRQ. And the BIOS for the Thinkpads can not assign IRQs...
hmm, maybe there another way.
I keep trying.

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