F10 -- How do I start AR5413 interface?

[Robert Moskowitz]

Rodney Morris wrote:
> On 12/4/08, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
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>> Rodney Morris wrote:
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>>> On 12/4/08, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
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>>>> iarly selbir wrote:
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>>>>> check if exists this file:
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>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0
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>>>>  No it does not exist.  And I have been crafting ifcfg-<interface> files
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>> for
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>>>> years so I know why I need these.  How does this get created in F10?
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>> Given
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>>>> that this is a madwifi, is there any other file needed? (my experience
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>> is
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>>>> limited to Centos 5 so I am use to seeing ath0 and wifi0 interfaces).
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>>> The stock F10 kernel should support the ar5413, according to the ath5k
>>> website.[1]  Is the ath5k module being loaded?  What does "lsmod |
>>> grep ath" return?
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>>>       
>>  dm_multipath 17164 0
>>  ath5k 112520 0
>>  mac80211 173668 1 ath5k
>>  cfg80211 23816 2 ath5k,mac80211
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> The ath5k module is definitely loaded.  For NetworkManager to use your
> wireless card, it must be present in HAL.  Run "lshal" from the
> command line and see if "atheros" or "ar5413" appears in the output.
No. Nothing like that there.