From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Mon Feb 3 05:21:46 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@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 54A022436BD for ; Mon, 3 Feb 2020 05:21:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from p-impout001.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net (p-impout005aa.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net [47.43.26.136]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 489x5P2nPwz45YV for ; Mon, 3 Feb 2020 05:21:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6722@twc.com) Received: from localhost ([96.28.177.163]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id yUB5i2s2804RByUB5ivvlE; Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:21:43 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=SrPuF8G0 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=xqrt2BZAGHte7XHhrxJgbA==:117 a=xqrt2BZAGHte7XHhrxJgbA==:17 a=HpEJnUlJZJkA:10 a=DBwwDor5xuMA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=3tcz3bTJAAAA:8 a=sfOm8-O8AAAA:8 a=FP58Ms26AAAA:8 a=d7u5J6ORM70Rmp0_swUA:9 a=IXb-8umTDLtJ-TiU:21 a=3AZrSfperr9aedmE:21 a=IjZwj45LgO3ly-622nXo:22 a=4EbjBm0RLgFgoQzmu6QD:22 a=TvTJqdcANYtsRzA46cdi:22 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Wifi support for 802.11n Atheros AR9271 chip References: X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfOTwMt80hBULaL0kGkGCnPm1+IrxrPQhqGmdGfFNioyZRTIoOkDezkiSfYS1Nuif9vYLM853GDkJMRcDk3yxHy9yfDKlDV1VioxSeBLgtb4Xf4AwmGff nxQxLHjyvvxYv/jeelEYATNg2bCUaZjBy/xZtRIiTPUVOLzPCt0rBTp5yZU0+X9Y2qiJkR+nwKUa0A== X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 489x5P2nPwz45YV X-Spamd-Bar: ++++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mueller6722@twc.com designates 47.43.26.136 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mueller6722@twc.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [4.63 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:47.43.26.0/24]; MISSING_DATE(1.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[bellsouth.net]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.14)[0.137,0]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; MISSING_MID(2.50)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ipnet: 47.43.24.0/21(-1.01), asn: 40294(0.80), country: US(-0.05)]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(1.00)[0.996,0]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[bellsouth.net]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[mueller6724@bellsouth.net,mueller6722@twc.com]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[163.177.28.96.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[twc.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:40294, ipnet:47.43.24.0/21, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[mueller6724@bellsouth.net,mueller6722@twc.com]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:21:46 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:21:46 -0000 > Dear FreeBSD Developer, > I have been following your to-do list through the site: > https://wiki.freebsd.org/AdrianChadd and https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/80211ac > And I envisioned that I specialize in Qualcomm Atheros, so I would like > to expect to port the AR9271 802.11n 150Mpbs 2GHz 1x1: 1 Wireless USB 2.0 chipset from this > list https://man.openbsd.org/athn.4 that already exists on openBSD for freeBSD? > Chipset Spectrum TxR:S Bus > AR5008-2NG (AR5416+AR2122) 2GHz 2x2:2 PCI/CardBus > AR5008-3NG (AR5416+AR2133) 2GHz 3x3:2 PCI/CardBus > AR5008-2NX (AR5416+AR5122) 2GHz/5GHz 2x2:2 PCI/CardBus > AR5008-3NX (AR5416+AR5133) 2GHz/5GHz 3x3:2 PCI/CardBus > AR5008E-2NG (AR5418+AR2122) 2GHz 2x2:2 PCIe > AR5008E-3NG (AR5418+AR2133) 2GHz 3x3:2 PCIe > AR5008E-2NX (AR5418+AR5122) 2GHz/5GHz 2x2:2 PCIe > AR5008E-3NX (AR5418+AR5133) 2GHz/5GHz 3x3:2 PCIe > AR9001-2NG (AR9160+AR9103) 2GHz 2x2:2 PCI > AR9001-3NG (AR9160+AR9103) 2GHz 3x3:2 PCI > AR9001-3NX2 (AR9160+AR9106) 2GHz/5GHz 3x3:2 PCI > AR9220 2GHz/5GHz 2x2:2 PCI > AR9223 2GHz 2x2:2 PCI > AR9280 2GHz/5GHz 2x2:2 PCIe > AR9280+AR7010 2GHz/5GHz 2x2:2 USB 2.0 > AR9281 2GHz 1x2:2 PCIe > AR9285 2GHz 1x1:1 PCIe > AR9271 2GHz 1x1:1 USB 2.0 > AR2427 2GHz 1x1:1 PCIe > AR9227 2GHz 2x2:2 PCI > AR9287 2GHz 2x2:2 PCIe > AR9287+AR7010 2GHz 2x2:2 USB 2.0 > I'm waiting for a return. > Best regards. > Cads > Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. I have a wireless Atheros AR9271 chip , USB or acts like USB, on an MSI MPOWER motherboard dating to May 2013. FreeBSD has no driver for this; I was able to use Hiro H50191 USB wireless adapter, driver rsu, though it sometimes drops the connection especially when I have it running for a long time. Currently on NetBSD, there is an athn driver, but booting hangs unless I disable athn. Previously on NetBSD, most of the time it would fail to load the firmware, but I have had some times where I was actually able to get an internet connection with this wireless adapter. Last experience I have with OpenBSD is 5.4, from liveusb-openbsd.sourceforge.net, now far outdated. This OpenBSD had both rsu and athn drivers, but neither one could load the firmware. You could try to port from either NetBSD or OpenBSD. On NetBSD I use re driver for Ethernet Realtek 811E/8168. Tom