Wireless locks up laptop (CLOSED - kinda)

Having just got b'slapped by B :-> ...
I just completed a fresh install. I used the ftp install disk, and using the kernel on that disk plus the wireless tools it provided I brought up the Atheros AR5001X which was recognized by the kernel. From there I completed the installation.
After I rebooted, the kernel still recognized the wireless card, so using iwconfig, I attach the local router, and "ifconfig wlan0 up". So far so good. Upon running dhcpcd to get an ip address, the system will slow to a CRAWWWLLL. The keyboard will be several seconds behind. I can enter a keyboard command to bring the interface down, and all is well again.
I've checked all the logs and see nothing fishy there.
Other PCs attached to this router are OK. Other OS in this computer are OK.
Thoughts or comments?
Last edited by desertViking (2009-08-12 01:34:11)

dmesg and everything else I could find. I installed dhclient after chroot onto the drive (otherwise the system is essentially unusable). dhclient had the same issues. If anything, the system locks up more completely.
Pop the card out, and the system comes back. :-( Weird that there's no problems with the wireless tools on the live CD.
Last edited by desertViking (2009-08-08 18:45:45)

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