Greetings,
I have just purchaed an Acer 5635Z notebook. The note book came installed with win7 home premium 64 and a t4300 intel dual core cpu with 4gb of ram. After installing Suse 11.2 which recognises the lan controller as an atheros ar8131; I can not find a suitable rpm to load using yast.

Can anyone point me to an rpm that works for this controller?

Thanks for looking.

I don't really understand your question, because if the opensuse installer detects your LAN card correctly, it should mean that it already has a driver for it.

Sorry for not being clear.

Open Suse detects the controller but does not have drivers due to atheros/attansisic not being prepared to release information about their cards.
Serveral other people are having similar problems with these controllers/cards with other manufacturers. Add to this my lack of knowledge as to how to compile code I am trying to find a RPM file Suse can insall.

post relevant part of the output of

#lspci -vv

Read http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1273839

1 members found this post helpful.

Here is a copy of what I have done since your reply.

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linux-lme7:~ # lspci-vv
If 'lspci-vv' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf lspci-vv
linux-lme7:~ # #lspci -vv
linux-lme7:~ # cnf lspci -vv

Program 'lspci' is present in package 'pciutils', which is installed on your system.

Absolute path to 'lspci' is '/sbin/lspci', so running it may require superuser privileges (eg. root).

linux-lme7:~ # /sbin/lspci -vv


07:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
Subsystem: Device 1a32:0303
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: Memory at ba000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Count=1 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063 (rev c0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0253
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at ba100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [disabled] [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [58] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 4096 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn+ AttnInd+ PwrInd+ RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Connection timed out
Not readable
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-18-5f-2a-00-26-9e-ff



linux-lme7:~ # cd /home/violet/atheros
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros # ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros # ls
madwifi-0.9.4 madwifi-0.9.4.tar.gz
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros # cd/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4
bash: cd/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4: No such file or directory
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros # ld
ld: no input files
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros # cd /home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # configure
If 'configure' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf configure
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf configure
configure: command not found
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # make
If 'make' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf make
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf make

The program 'make' can be found in the following package:
* make [ path: /usr/bin/make, repository: zypp (openSUSE 11.2-0) ]

Try installing with:
zypper install make

linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # zypper install make
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss' metadata [\]Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): a
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): A
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss' metadata [error]
Repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss' is invalid.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Disabling repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Oss' metadata [|]Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): i
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Oss' metadata [error]
Repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Oss' is invalid.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Disabling repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Oss' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Update' metadata [/]Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): ?

a - Skip retrieval of the file and abort current operation.
r - Try to retrieve the file again.
i - Skip retrieval of the file and try to continue with the operation without the file.
u - Change current base URI and try retrieving the file again.

[a/r/i/?] (a): i
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Update' metadata [error]
Repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Update' is invalid.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Disabling repository 'openSUSE-11.2-Update' because of the above error.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
make

1 new package to install.
Overall download size: 356.0 KiB. After the operation, additional 981.0 KiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y
Retrieving package make-3.81-130.2.x86_64 (1/1), 356.0 KiB (981.0 KiB unpacked)
Failed to mount cd:/// on /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000001: Mounting media failed (mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0)

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): r
Failed to mount cd:/// on /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000001: Mounting media failed (mount: no medium found on /dev/sr0)

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): r
Installing: make-3.81-130.2 [done]
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # /sbin/lspci -vv


07:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063 (rev c0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0253
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at ba100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [disabled] [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [58] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 4096 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn+ AttnInd+ PwrInd+ RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Connection timed out
Not readable
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-18-5f-2a-00-26-9e-ff

linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf make

Program 'make' is present in package 'make', which is installed on your system.

Absolute path to 'make' is '/usr/bin/make'. Please check your $PATH variable to see whether it contains the mentioned path.

linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf configure
configure: command not found
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf ./configure
./configure: command not found
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # /usr/bin/make
/bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build: No such file or directory
Makefile.inc:66: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build is missing, please set KERNELPATH. Stop.
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # /usr/bin/make install
/bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build: No such file or directory
Makefile.inc:66: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build is missing, please set KERNELPATH. Stop.
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # $ make
If '$' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf $
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # make
/bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build: No such file or directory
Makefile.inc:66: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build is missing, please set KERNELPATH. Stop.
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # md /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build
mkdir: cannot create directory `/lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-default/build': File exists
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf kernelpath
kernelpath: command not found
linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # cnf KERNELPATH
KERNELPATH: command not found

linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 # /sbin/lspci -vv


07:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
Subsystem: Device 1a32:0303
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: Memory at ba000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Count=1 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063 (rev c0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0253
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at ba100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [disabled] [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [58] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 4096 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn+ AttnInd+ PwrInd+ RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Connection timed out
Not readable
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-18-5f-2a-00-26-9e-ff

linux-lme7:/home/violet/atheros/madwifi-0.9.4 #

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Hope this helps.

Suse 11.2 is having an issue with Acer 5635Z notebook. The notebook is installed with the windows 7 premium. The processor used is t4300 Intel dual core. The problem is that the LAN controller cannot be specified with a correct rpm file Call Center . The LAN controller is being detected as the atheros ar8131. The appropriate drivers are not available there to give information. The only solution is to find out the correct Rpm file to be used.