Installing Atheros AR242x 802.11abg Wireless on Linux PAE kernel

1.  echo "blacklist ath5k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
2. Download latest madwifi-hal   from http://snapshots.madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6/
3. Extract the tarball & go to extracted directory and install it with following commands:
  
     install
     modprobe ath_pci
     modprobe ath_hal

4. Create or open a file named  in the /etc/pm/config.d/config
   Add following line:   SUSPEND_MODULES="ath_pci"

5. Reboot it and then configure wireless interface in Yast2.

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