SOLVED: minipci atheros card not working

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Hello forum!
Noob here…
I’m using a routerboard RB411UAHR, and I have bought a used minipci wireless card
That I have connected to routerboard’s minipci port.
The card name is: CM9-GP and it’s an atheros wireless card that previously it was working without problem to another routerboard RB411UA**

My routerOS version is 6.11


The problem is that routerOS is not detecting the new minipci wifi card, but only the onboard.

And this is what I get from console:
[admin@MikroTik] /system> resource pci print

DEVICE VENDOR NAME IRQ

0 00:12.0 Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wirele... 255
1 00:11.0 Atheros Communications Inc. AR5007G Wireless Networ... 50


And drivers:

[admin@MikroTik] /driver> print
Flags: I - invalid, D - dynamic

DRIVER

0 D USB OHCI Controller
1 D USB EHCI Controller
2 D Atheros PCI


The device name is AR5007G Wireless Network. The other one (AR5001x+) is working fine.

I’ve search the web but I can’t find something about this….

I’m guessing it’s something to do with drivers….
What should I do?? Anyone can help?

Thanks!

2

The mini pci card is not compatibel with routerboard.
This card (the picture is compatibel with routerboard).
cm9.png

3

it is compatible

4

hello and thx for your reply


yes, it’s compatible, it was working on another routerboard RB411UAxx
without any problems.

does anyone knows why it’s not working now?

thank you

5

Maybe not enough power? Did you try to use a more powerful adapter? Which board does it work in?

6

hello, and thx for reply

I’m using a “original” PSU 24v 800mA

it was working on another RB411UA(xx something)
I thing it was exactly the same

could it be a routerOS version issue? cuz the other one has a very old version. I thing it was 4.x…
it wasn’t 6.x for sure…

7

hello guys.

I’ve solved my problem…finally! :smiley:

It was a bad contact issue.
I’ve cleaned the pci contacts with isopropyl alcohol and… It works!@!!!

thx for all your help!