From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Jul 21 01:12:43 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A031A5009 for ; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:12:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mjose01@optusnet.com.au) Received: from mail105.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail105.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.249]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8858795C65 for ; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:12:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mjose01@optusnet.com.au) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (unknown [210.9.159.55]) (Authenticated sender: mjose01@optusnet.com.au) by mail105.syd.optusnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0E3C11ED8BD for ; Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:12:31 +1000 (AEST) Subject: Re: "invalid antenna gain in sprom" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: From: MJ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:12:13 +1000 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-US X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=FNpr/6gs c=1 sm=1 tr=0 cx=a_idp_d a=pkktSqn0Qp7eAfHY9FNPNg==:117 a=pkktSqn0Qp7eAfHY9FNPNg==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=UHI7g-UDo0Kg6HXK92oA:9 a=NAo61JysqnjQb1bF:21 a=UWG1PddJPYJqjSbA:21 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 8858795C65 X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mjose01@optusnet.com.au designates 211.29.132.249 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mjose01@optusnet.com.au X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-5.35 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[249.132.29.211.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:211.29.132.0/23]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[optusnet.com.au]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: extmail.optusnet.com.au]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.99)[-0.985,0]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[optusnet.com.au]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; IP_SCORE(-2.06)[ip: (-4.69), ipnet: 211.28.0.0/14(-3.25), asn: 4804(-2.37), country: AU(0.01)]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[optusnet.com.au]; ASN(0.00)[asn:4804, ipnet:211.28.0.0/14, country:AU]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:12:43 -0000 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: 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. >