From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 16:51:15 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDFD010656C5 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D763B8FC20 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f6so2067842rvb.43 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:51:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=SYezNzmNARqPXb6QQ/TIXptygB0E8VuEtMX+6iiBGxE=; b=ANXLpSjeQd2zbcUQ6ryOu4LAQ+g6fwLrdi55AmiEOznSD3ZeIrgwIXvaCQLYxpjKAN 96eQVvja2QXwHAsiznXtv9DPPaw8mxlHxJOXCnVuZg4vUgHqBED1JFhnutXc1Gb1SsXW 3nIHyRtToFbZW3qUHKE38alCC0fmUrUfbz5gk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=EpjD95cQboXSlTVaT/tGq3KJVXQREJYuTuE8gzlKFvDg70VjTTecltlQRSWIIjxD6F //6u2F3YGy70VuvGJC89T2TWR9sJiP5R7TQFqOUx9DxV26Si95W5VAutlIbfBzDxNFmD f8vWmh8P4Tp8qRF+xKnJDPyBxkVizGIxLChrw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: saifikhan@gmail.com Received: by 10.141.29.14 with SMTP id g14mr2104787rvj.232.1235407865558; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:51:05 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:05 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ed5780222dc07a61 Message-ID: <9a52b1190902230851j32a91ea3n130af1d780945ec3@mail.gmail.com> From: Saifi Khan To: freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: broadcom wireless card BCM94311MCG on FreeBSD 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:51:20 -0000 Hi all: Compaq C301TU laptop has a Broadcom chipset based wireless card and i'm unable to make it work on FreeBSD 7.1 Using the ndisgen approach with bcm5wls.sys and bcm5wls.inf files creates a driver file which on kldload causes a kernel panic. Interestingly on the same laptop, there is a ethernet card of RTL 8139, which is also not detected by FreeBSD 7.1 . However, lets not worry about that for the time being. With Gentoo Linux, i've configured the Linux kernel to use the native bcm43xx driver and using the bcm43xx-fwcutter, i've been able to install the firmware and get the wireless card to work. Here is the lspci -v -nn details as collected from the Linux side. 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1364 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Kernel driver in use: bcm43xx Kernel modules: bcm43xx i don't intend to buy another wireless add-on card or another old laptop. Would be thankful, if anybody can suggest how i can get the Wireless card work to with FreeBSD 7.1 or FreeBSD 8.0 snapshot. Additional tips for getting the ethernet card to work will also be appreciated. -- thanks Saifi.