From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 28 13:33:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FD3716A55D for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:33:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92E6C43D45 for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:33:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6SDXAWn086102; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:33:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: "Don Wilde" Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:21:10 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <44C8D7FE.4080108@locolomo.org> <200607271739.48433.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200607280921.10859.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.1]); Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:33:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1624/Thu Jul 27 13:11:25 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Erik =?iso-8859-15?q?N=F8rgaard?= , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem (maybe a solution) loading iwi firmware: firmware_get: failed to load firmware image iwi_bss X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:33:18 -0000 On Thursday 27 July 2006 20:41, Don Wilde wrote: > On 7/27/06, John Baldwin wrote: > > > > On Thursday 27 July 2006 14:28, Erik N=F8rgaard wrote: > > > Hi: > > > > > > This question has been on various lists lately, maybe I'm on the right > > > track: > > > > Use the iwi-firmware-kmod port. You need the module wrappers around the > > firmware in /boot/modules, not the raw firmware in /boot/firmware. That > > is > > the older way of doing things. > > > > > There is some development, I'm not sure if it has been imported into = the > > > source tree yet, > > > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~mlaier/new_iwi/ > > > > Yes, it is in -current and I believe -stable now, and this just works f= ine > > with the iwi-firmware-kmod port. > > > > In short, upgrade to 6.1-stable, install the iwi-firmware-kmod port, and > > everything should Just Work(tm). It does here on my laptop (albeit > > running > > 7-current). > > > > -- > > John Baldwin > > >=20 > Erik, John - >=20 > I've gotten it working. It appears that the firmware kmod was getting > loaded, but it was barfing on one of the extensions of the ifconfig I had > installed. My old ifconfig was: >=20 > ifconfig_iwi0=3D"DHCP ssid rewired channel 11 authmode shared weptxkey 1 > wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890" >=20 > and my new one is: >=20 > ifconfig_iwi0=3D"DHCP ssid rewired weptxkey 1 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567= 890" >=20 > I also changed the access point config to leave those open for negotiatio= n. >=20 > This error message still exists, just before 'Additional TCP options: .' >=20 > iwicontrol: > Can't load firmware to driver > : > Invalid argument > . Well, I use wpa_supplicant to setup WEP, though I'm not sure that is what is the issue. Why are you using iwicontrol, btw? You shouldn't be using iwicontrol to load the firmware anymore. The driver now asks for the firmware directly when it needs it. =2D-=20 John Baldwin