Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:32:01 -0900 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@alaskaparadise.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Ryan R <air.lightz@gmail.com> Subject: Re: ath patch+hal for test Message-ID: <200602082232.18383.akbeech@alaskaparadise.com> In-Reply-To: <1b62a7390602082226k5298cd65ma0aed781f1ce21e7@mail.gmail.com> References: <43E822A4.3000806@errno.com> <1b62a7390602082226k5298cd65ma0aed781f1ce21e7@mail.gmail.com>
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--nextPart1171901.xnWREU7GGd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday 08 February 2006 21:26, Ryan R wrote: > Hi all! > > Just reporting in.. The patch worked EXCELLENT, not a single error > during patching (Which I had loads of before) and not a single issue > compiling the kernel. Here's exactly what I did: > > > 1. Popped in my original 6.0-BOOTONLY ISO image, with a wired > ethernet connection plugged in. > > 2. Chose the MINIMAL install, and only chose the cvsup-without-gui > package, bash, and lynx (to view the handbook or websites). > > 3. Edited the stock 'standard-supfile' and synced my source tree (To > 6.1-PRERELEASE) > > 4. cd /usr/src , then patch -p0 < /path/to/ath.patch (You have to > manually type in which files to patch though once the process starts, > the ath.patch refers to a customized /usr/ncvs directory which doesn't > exist) and patched each file respectively. > > 5. cd /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev and renamed the original ath directory, > unpacked the ath_hal-20051212.tgz here and renamed it in place of the > original ath > > 6. make buildworld , make buildkernel , make installkernel, reboot, > mergemaster -p, make installworld > > 7. created a real simple /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file for my network, > with my WPA2 PSK and home network SSID info in it > > 8. added 'ifconfig_ath0=3D"ssid my_ssid WPA DHCP" ' to /etc/rc.conf > > 9. manually loaded the if_ath module to make sure I got the dmesg info > and it displayed itself properly, which it did, then added > 'if_ath_load=3D"YES" , and , wlan_ccmp_load=3D"YES" ' to my > /boot/loader.conf file to make sure they loaded automatically; > rebooted again for good measure and to bring everything up, and > voila!!works like a charm! My WPA2 home network finally works with my > laptop!! > > Just wanted to say thanks again, I can now actually make use of this > laptop and use it all over the house > > Excellent job!! Thanks!! > Cheers! > > -Ryan > > On 2/6/06, Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> wrote: > > You can find the 0.9.16.13 hal (that's been out for a while) and an > > updated ath.patch at http://www.freebsd.org/~sam/ath. Please test and > > report any regressions against what is in CVS. This patch should work > > on both HEAD and RELENG_6. I hope to get things in CVS in time to make > > the 6.1 release so timely feedback is important. > > > > This hal is required if you have one of the newer Atheros parts (e.g. > > 5414). I've mainly tested station mode so beware of ap mode problems. > > > > I am aware of one issue that is not fixed in this patch: beacon miss > > handling may not work correctly if the beacon timers are initialized > > with a stale tsf (as can happen when scanning many channels). This > > affects both station and adhoc mode operation and will be fixed when I > > commit the changes. > > > > If you have a laptop with a radio on/off switch I've tried to add the > > necessary glue to make it functional but since I don't have any laptops > > of this sort the code is untested. > > > > Sam I have been using Sam's patch for several weeks now. Except for some=20 difficulties getting the right country code flashed to my card it works as= =20 advertised in both adhoc and ap modes. I have tried in both 811b/g and=20 everything is working properly. My card is a D Link DWL-AG530 (5412) which= =20 serves as my main internet connection at home. I have a special deal (i.e.= =20 free) from one of the local isp's and one of their access points is across= =20 the street from me, attached to a T3. I get excellent throughput and so far= =20 haven't had any dropped connections. BTW, I forgot to mention I'm running=20 7-CURRENT on this box. Beech =2D-=20 =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - akbeech@alaskaparadise.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise Travel \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D------------- --nextPart1171901.xnWREU7GGd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBD6vAC1HPO4IQJSE0RAic5AJ9B1r/WPuGr+JYpKN/XrcA5dhNbYQCcCB6h 7Q/L9EYxZqpAtDBnSgXeep8= =zdgq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1171901.xnWREU7GGd--
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