Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 07:40:51 -0500 From: Baho Utot <baho-utot@columbus.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firmware Message-ID: <c975cd62-0803-f1f8-770c-c0d2e4a80c22@columbus.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <58B8E31F.80204@SDF.org> References: <dce97bd5-4f0f-49c6-380c-18170af1105f@columbus.rr.com> <58B889FA.6060006@SDF.org> <e6ac5459-9906-12c6-2556-54f24eb49705@columbus.rr.com> <58B8A303.1050701@SDF.org> <0299093b-0dc4-5ee1-8810-971c51fe8044@columbus.rr.com> <58B8B4D9.1050407@SDF.org> <903d6890-d58b-c8f8-1168-04365fc5e3f2@columbus.rr.com> <58B8E31F.80204@SDF.org>
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On 03/02/17 22:29, Cary wrote: > Baho Utot wrote: >> >> >> On 3/2/2017 7:12 PM, Cary wrote: >>> Baho Utot wrote: >>>> On 3/2/2017 5:56 PM, Cary wrote: >>>>> Baho Utot wrote: >>>>>> On 03/02/17 16:09, Cary wrote: >>>>>>> To build a driver for bcm43XX ndisgen(8) is worth a try. If you have not >>>>>>> seen it >>>>>>> before, here is a post that gives a quick summary. >>>>>>> http://blog.cochard.me/2012/10/using-bcm4313-wireless-chip-under.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks I will have a look at it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have /boot/modules/bwn_v4_lp_ucode.ko and >>>>>> /boot/modules/bwn_v4_ucode.ko >>>>>> >>>>>> But dmesg says that the firmware cannot be found and it then gives me the >>>>>> following: >>>>>> bwn0: warn: firmware state (28713) >>>>>> >>>>>> I am looking at the site you posted now. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> What I've found is that the native FreeBSD driver for your wlan interface may >>>>> work. Unfortunately, it does not support secure encryption. Only WEP is >>>>> supported. >>>>> >>>> I am not following you here, are you saying that there is a native freebsd >>>> driver for the BCM4311? >>>> If so can you point me to it? >>>> >>>> >>> The one you are using, bwn(4), is it. >>> >>> The kernel message indicates that there is a device, bwn0 , that was initialized >>> by the bwn(4) FreeBSD driver. >>> >> Then it does not work. >> The device is there but on the firmware load it has a problem gives me firmware >> state (28713) error that repeats until you reboot. The error starts whenever >> you bring the interface up with ifconfig and doesn't stop >> > bwn(4) man page has examples of how to to create a wlan device with ifconfig(8). > > I have been through all of that, the driver or firmware has some issue. bwn0: warn: firmware state (28713) The device works with WinXp and PCLinux, doesn't work on FreeBSD 11.0
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