Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:12:13 +1000 From: MJ <mjose01@optusnet.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "invalid antenna gain in sprom" Message-ID: <cfee71cc-16ce-87f0-34bf-0a9772671e33@optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <MWHPR04MB04953D7BD9A6BADAFAF95B6380CA0@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com> References: <MWHPR04MB04953D7BD9A6BADAFAF95B6380CA0@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
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Greetings Carmel, 1. sprom - stores the mac address, vendor details etc. It also stores maximum transmission power, hence the message. 2. Looking at the code, it's invalid (probably no value) and so it sets a base power level. No harm. 3. Look at man page for bwi, does this help. 4. Is it showing any errors etc in /var/log? Hope this helps, Mark On 21/07/2019 1:53 am, Carmel NY wrote: > I just installed FreeBSD 12 onto an older PC, mostly just to play > around with it. Anyway, upon boot up I am presented with this message: > > Autoloading module: if_bwi.ko > Autoloading module: if_bwn.ko > bwi0: <Broadcom BCM4318 802.11b/g Wireless Lan> mem 0xfdefe000-0xfdefffff irq 16 > at device 1.0 on pci2 > bwi0: BBP: id 0x4318, rev 0x2, pkg 0 > bwi0: MAC: rev 9 > bwi0: PHY: type 2, rev 7, ver 3 > bwi0: RF: manu 0x17f, type 0x2050, rev 8 > bwi0: invalid antenna gain in sprom > Configuring vt: keymap. > Autoloading module: uhid.ko > Autoloading module: ums.ko > > I have not been able to get the wireless card to work, although I know > that it does because I had Windows 10 running on this PC. I also have > no idea what the "invalid antenna gain in sprom' means. Googling it has > not produced a lot of useful data. I am just wondering if anyone has > gotten this card to work and possible, what the 'sprom' warning is all > about. >
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