From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 14 23:17:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FC1016A407 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:17:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F16EC43D46 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:17:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost.watson.org [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kAENHBOD018127; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:17:11 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id kAENHB0R018124; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:17:11 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from doug@fledge.watson.org) Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:17:11 -0500 (EST) From: doug To: Rem P Roberti In-Reply-To: <20061113194906.GO25030@dfwdamian.vail> Message-ID: <20061114172548.S15748@fledge.watson.org> References: <20061113194906.GO25030@dfwdamian.vail> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Laptop Wireless X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: doug@safeport.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:17:18 -0000 On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Damian Wiest wrote: > The OP replied off-list with his output from dmesg. I'm sending it back to the > list in the off-chance that someone knows more about this wireless adapter. > > -Damian > > ----- Forwarded message from Rem P Roberti ----- >> On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 07:57:03AM -0800, Rem P Roberti wrote: >> >>> Would someone point me in the right direction here. I have an old >>> Compaq Presario 1692 that my sister-in-law gave to me after she >>> upgraded. I installed FreeBSD 6.1 and everything is working fine. >>> However, the laptop also came with a Belkin Wireless G (F5D7011) >>> notebook card, and I would like to learn how to install the appropriate >>> drivers for the card to work. I am new to FreeBSD, and have glanced at >>> the Handbook section dealing with wireless. It's a little daunting at >>> this time, and I haven't yet been able to make sense out of it with >>> respect to this laptop and wireless card. Any help in making the >>> process understandable would be much appreciated. >>> >>> Rem >>> >> >> Can you post the dmesg? >> >> Assuming that particular device has a working driver, you can probably >> use ifconfig for most of the wireless settings. >> >> -Damian > > Thanks for the reply, Damian. Here is the dmesg: > > Copyright (c) 1992-2006 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 6.1-RELEASE #2: Fri Nov 3 08:22:20 PST 2006 > rem@:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/REMKERNEL > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 > CPU: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor (432.98-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x58c Stepping = 12 > Features=0x8021bf > AMD Features=0x80000800 > real memory = 201261056 (191 MB) > avail memory = 187408384 (178 MB) > kbd1 at kbdmux0 > K6-family MTRR support enabled (2 registers) > ACPI disabled by blacklist. Contact your BIOS vendor. > cpu0 on motherboard > pcib0: pcibus 0 on motherboard > pir0: on motherboard > pci0: on pcib0 > agp0: mem 0xe0000000-0xe3ffffff at device > 0.0 on pci0 > pcib1: at device 1.0 on pci0 > pci1: on pcib1 > pci1: at device 0.0 (no driver attached) > isab0: at device 7.0 on pci0 > isa0: on isab0 > pcm0: port > 0x1080-0x10bf,0x1070-0x107f,0x1060-0x106f,0x10c4 > -0x10c7,0x10c0-0x10c3 irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci0 > cbb0: at device 10.0 on pci0 > cardbus0: on cbb0 > pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0 > pci0: at device 15.0 (no driver attached) > atapci0: port > 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xfc > 90-0xfc9f at device 16.0 on pci0 > ata0: on atapci0 > ata1: on atapci0 > pci0: at device 17.0 (no driver attached) > ohci0: mem > 0xfc000000-0xfc000fff irq 5 at dev > ice 20.0 on pci0 > ohci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > usb0: OHCI version 1.0, legacy support > usb0: on ohci0 > usb0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub0: AcerLabs OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > pmtimer0 on isa0 > orm0: at iomem 0xc0000-0xcb7ff,0xdc000-0xdffff on isa0 > atkbdc0: at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > atkbd0: irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 > fdc0: at port 0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 > on isa0 > fdc0: [FAST] > fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 > ppc0: at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: Generic chipset (EPP/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode > ppbus0: on ppc0 > plip0: on ppbus0 > lpt0: on ppbus0 > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > ppi0: on ppbus0 > sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 > sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> > sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 > sio0: type 16550A > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1: port may not be enabled > vga0: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 > speaker0: at port 0x61 on isa0 > unknown: can't assign resources (memory) > unknown: can't assign resources (port) > unknown: can't assign resources (memory) > psmcpnp0: irq resource info is missing; assuming irq 12 > unknown: can't assign resources (port) > unknown: can't assign resources (port) > unknown: can't assign resources (port) > ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 840C, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 2, iclass 7/1 > ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 432983113 Hz quality 800 > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > cardbus0: CIS pointer is 0! > cardbus0: Resource not specified in CIS: id=10, size=2000 > cardbus0: at device 0.0 (no driver attached) > ad0: 6194MB at ata0-master UDMA33 > acd0: DVDROM at ata1-master UDMA33 > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a > > > As you can see, it does not recognize the card. Indeed, when I looked > at the list of wireless cards in the hardware list the Belkin wireless > card was nowhere to be found. It may be that there is no driver for > this particular card, and that I may just have to get another card. > What do you think? > > Rem > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- A couple of strange things (to me) in the dmesg. 1) ACPI disabled by blacklist. Contact your BIOS vendor ACPI is much preferred to APM. I have never seen this message but assume it means the ACPI initialization did not like your BIOS. You should upgrade and see if it fixes this or compile a kernel with no ACPI, use APM. 2) Hopefully you have windows also on the system. If so boot windows and compare the irq usage with that in the dmesg. If not boot from a cdrom. If you are running kde, KInfoCenter formats all irqs i/o ports etc. Otherwise use dmesg and pciconf. pciconf -l -v 3) PnP problems unknown: can't assign resources (memory) unknown: can't assign resources (port) unknown: can't assign resources (memory) psmcpnp0: irq resource info is missing; assuming irq 12 unknown: can't assign resources (port) unknown: can't assign resources (port) unknown: can't assign resources (port) If you fix irq conflicts by manually assigning the windows values perhaps the probe will find something, ... but I rather doubt it. Fixing X-windows and hardware issues where there is a bug and/or no support (which seems to be the case here) requires a maximum amount of expertise for the least payoff. By that I mean going where no one has gone before will require, learning the internal working of the card and writing and debugging a driver. All to get where windows is, i.e. to do basic network operations. IMO a much better use of time/money would be to buy a supported card.