Re: Panic: ath wireless card problem

[John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost>]

> > 0xd4559890: kernel MCHK trap by bsr4+0x4: srr1=0x49030
>
> Hmm.  We may be reading/writing registers while the hardware has no
> power.  I think that would cause a PCI exception that would lead to
> MCHK.
>
> Is the interface up when you do that?  It should not fail, regardless,
> but I wonder if there is any difference between the problem case and the
> following?
>
> ifconfig ath0 up
> ifconfig ath0 mediaopt monitor

That's EXACTLY it. ath0 up makes it not panic. That's not to say it works, 
though, since ifconfig ath0 list scan shows nothing (and I know there are 
at least 20 networks visible from where I sit). I'll play with it more.

Thanks,
John