Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:20:50 -0700 (PDT) From: freebsdlover <kewltings@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1: iwi problem with intel 2200 pro wireless card Message-ID: <22643010.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <200901301233.07305.jcurley@mit.edu> References: <200901301233.07305.jcurley@mit.edu>
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THE LAST LINE PUT IT IN FIRST LINE legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 THAT LINE #WiFI Config legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 if_iwi_load="YES" wlan_load="YES" firmware_load="YES" iwi_bss_load="YES" iwi_ibss_load="YES" iwi_monitor_load="YES" Curley-2 wrote: > > Dear FreeBSD-questions Group, > > I recently installed freeBSD 7.1 on an IBM Thinkpad T42 (types 2378). The > system will not connect to the internet wirelessly using the Intel 2200 > pro > wireless card. The problem is described in the following and some relevent > files (/var/log/messages, /var/run/dmesg.boot, /boot/loader.conf) are > pasted > below my signature. Thanks in advance for any help configuring this > feature. > > When I attempt to connect to the internet using the 'ifconfig iwi0 up > scan' > command the terminal gives no response and in /var/log/messages, 'iwi0: > could > not load main firmware iwi_bss' is given as an error. > > Ocassionally, after a system reboot the wireless card will connect to a > local > network. However attempting to change wireless networks causes the > wireless > to crash. Therefore, I do not think the problem is hardware based. > Additionally, I have checked the hardware using Windows XP device manager > (Windows XP is installed on a separated hard drive). The wireless works > fine > on Windows XP. > > I have looked through message boards without luck finding a solution for > my > system. Please let me know if this question ought to be sent elsewhere, I > am > a new user. Thanks again for taking the time to read this. > > Best Regards, > John > > from /var/log/messages: > (system response to the command "ifconfig iwi0 up scan") > Jan 30 01:39:02 JohnsThinkpad kernel: iwi0: timeout processing command > blocks > for iwi_bss firmware > Jan 30 01:39:02 JohnsThinkpad kernel: iwi0: could not load main firmware > iwi_bss > > ------------------------------- > > from /var/run/dmesg.boot: > Copyright (c) 1992-2009 The FreeBSD Project. > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. > FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 > root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > module_register: module uhub/umass already exists! > Module uhub/umass failed to register: 17 > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 > CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz (1498.74-MHz 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x695 Stepping = 5 > > Features=0xa7e9f9bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,TM,PBE> > Features2=0x180<EST,TM2> > real memory = 2146828288 (2047 MB) > avail memory = 2091171840 (1994 MB) > kbd1 at kbdmux0 > ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) > ACPI Warning (tbfadt-0505): Optional field "Gpe1Block" has zero address or > length: 0 102C/0 [20070320] > acpi0: <IBM TP-1R> on motherboard > acpi0: [ITHREAD] > acpi_ec0: <Embedded Controller: GPE 0x1c, ECDT> port 0x62,0x66 on acpi0 > acpi0: Power Button (fixed) > acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed > acpi0: reservation of 100000, 7ff00000 (3) failed > Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 > acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x1008-0x100b on acpi0 > acpi_lid0: <Control Method Lid Switch> on acpi0 > acpi_button0: <Sleep Button> on acpi0 > pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 > pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0 > agp0: <Intel 82855 host to AGP bridge> on hostb0 > pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 1.0 on pci0 > pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1 > vgapci0: <VGA-compatible display> port 0x3000-0x30ff mem > 0xe0000000-0xe7ffffff,0xc0100000-0xc010ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on pci1 > uhci0: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-A> port 0x1800-0x181f irq > 11 > at device 29.0 on pci0 > uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > uhci0: [ITHREAD] > usb0: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-A> on uhci0 > usb0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub0: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb0 > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > uhci1: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-B> port 0x1820-0x183f irq > 11 > at device 29.1 on pci0 > uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED] > uhci1: [ITHREAD] > usb1: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-B> on uhci1 > usb1: USB revision 1.0 > uhub1: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb1 > uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > uhci2: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-C> port 0x1840-0x185f irq > 11 > at device 29.2 on pci0 > uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED] > uhci2: [ITHREAD] > usb2: <Intel 82801DB (ICH4) USB controller USB-C> on uhci2 > usb2: USB revision 1.0 > uhub2: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb2 > uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > ehci0: <Intel 82801DB/L/M (ICH4) USB 2.0 controller> mem > 0xc0000000-0xc00003ff > irq 11 at device 29.7 on pci0 > ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > ehci0: [ITHREAD] > usb3: EHCI version 1.0 > usb3: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 > usb3: <Intel 82801DB/L/M (ICH4) USB 2.0 controller> on ehci0 > usb3: USB revision 2.0 > uhub3: <Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb3 > uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered > pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 30.0 on pci0 > pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib2 > cbb0: <PCI-CardBus Bridge> mem 0xb0000000-0xb0000fff irq 11 at device 0.0 > on > pci2 > cardbus0: <CardBus bus> on cbb0 > pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0 > cbb0: [ITHREAD] > cbb1: <PCI-CardBus Bridge> mem 0xb1000000-0xb1000fff irq 11 at device 0.1 > on > pci2 > cardbus1: <CardBus bus> on cbb1 > pccard1: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb1 > cbb1: [ITHREAD] > em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection 6.9.6> port 0x8000-0x803f mem > 0xc0220000-0xc023ffff,0xc0200000-0xc020ffff irq 11 at device 1.0 on pci2 > em0: [FILTER] > em0: Ethernet address: 00:16:41:17:29:2d > iwi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG> mem 0xc0214000-0xc0214fff irq 11 at > device 2.0 on pci2 > iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:0e:35:4c:84:63 > iwi0: [ITHREAD] > isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 31.0 on pci0 > isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 > atapci0: <Intel ICH4 UDMA100 controller> port > 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0x1860-0x186f at device 31.1 on pci0 > ata0: <ATA channel 0> on atapci0 > ata0: [ITHREAD] > ata1: <ATA channel 1> on atapci0 > ata1: [ITHREAD] > pci0: <serial bus, SMBus> at device 31.3 (no driver attached) > pcm0: <Intel ICH4 (82801DB)> port 0x1c00-0x1cff,0x18c0-0x18ff mem > 0xc0000c00-0xc0000dff,0xc0000800-0xc00008ff irq 11 at device 31.5 on pci0 > pcm0: [ITHREAD] > pcm0: <Analog Devices AD1981B AC97 Codec> > pci0: <simple comms, generic modem> at device 31.6 (no driver attached) > acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0 > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0 > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > atkbd0: [ITHREAD] > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: [ITHREAD] > psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 > fdc0: <floppy drive controller (FDE)> port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 > on > acpi0 > fdc0: [FILTER] > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio0: port may not be enabled > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio0: port may not be enabled > sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on > acpi0 > sio0: type 8250 or not responding > sio0: [FILTER] > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1: port may not be enabled > battery0: <ACPI Control Method Battery> on acpi0 > acpi_acad0: <AC Adapter> on acpi0 > acpi_ibm0: <IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras> on acpi0 > cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 > est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu0 > p4tcc0: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu0 > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1: port may not be enabled > pmtimer0 on isa0 > orm0: <ISA Option ROMs> at iomem > 0xc0000-0xcffff,0xd0000-0xd0fff,0xd1000-0xd1fff,0xdc000-0xdffff,0xe0000-0xeffff > pnpid ORM0000 on isa0 > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x3bc-0x3c3 irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode > ppbus0: <Parallel port bus> on ppc0 > ppbus0: [ITHREAD] > ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0 > plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 > plip0: WARNING: using obsoleted IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag > lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > ppc0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > ppc0: [ITHREAD] > sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0 > sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1: port may not be enabled > vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1498736135 Hz quality 800 > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > ad0: 152627MB <Seagate ST9160821A 3.ALE> at ata0-master UDMA100 > acd0: CDRW <HL-DT-STCD-RW/DVD DRIVE GCC-4242N/0201> at ata1-master UDMA33 > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a > > ------------------------------------------ > > from /boot/loader.conf: > > #IBM ACPI Config > acpi_ibm_load="YES" > > #sound driver > snd_ich_load="YES" > > > > #USB FlashDrive > umass_load="YES" > > -------------- > output of dmesg | grep iwi: > iwi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG> mem 0xc0214000-0xc0214fff irq 11 at > device 2.0 on pci2 > iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:0e:35:4c:84:63 > iwi0: [ITHREAD] > > ------------------ > output of sysctl dev.iwi.0.radio: > dev.iwi.0.radio: 1 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7.1%3A-iwi-problem-with-intel-2200-pro-wireless-card-tp21752190p22643010.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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