From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 22 23:54:17 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 441F9106566C for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:54:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6E078FC13 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:54:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f33so123583fkf.11 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:54:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=yVf+TBPEc+l/YiZpiJUJk4qB0e7DgAAiCch5YS4bdeE=; b=pkyQBTnIohVzhdtxzwuegNsQEv728bqgLoMT0s6mTVvzp6tBx7ZSe2251Ykf49I035 m+Gd8OXFONmdN1oHoi9WXE+rr4TKZ6GrBXzftFSH/U0SWXtoMc1U7Zk/oolMmiipwRKj R5cfJXyOqRZjB3QGd7K6VZIB5aZ0LRlgjcfi8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=MNeamOKuX9BRtTUck55UgWkV175fTUnVkIufKFWQYSzO/zYWGbKdufZRCsAviF8M2r BTWZSlTsp+LJyvIkmuQrNvOJ0LyBM2zCfP3XYbbYxtteBYwv0gg3NQ1CE807131oTtqn 6YBwR3SN8+lY18mQZhLQFAvHJen6VjotIcpiA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.181.16 with SMTP id k16mr19835hbg.3.1240444453674; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:54:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20090422225551.1cf1b52f@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> <20090422234110.254367fa@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:54:13 -0400 Message-ID: From: Daniel Underwood To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Patrick_Lamaizi=E8re?= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:54:17 -0000 [SOLVED] Thanks for the help, folks. It works fine now. 2009/4/22 Daniel Underwood : > Thanks Patrick. =A0After updating my /boot/loader.conf, it now contains: > > legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1 > iwi_bss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_ibss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_monitor_load=3D"YES" > wlan_scan_ap_load=3D"YES" > wlan_scan_sta_load=3D"YES" > wlan_wep_load=3D"YES" > wlan_tkip_load=3D"YES" > wlan_ccmp_load=3D"YES" > > I no longer receive the error message about failing to load the > firmware. However, when I enter "ifconfig iwi0 up scan", I receive the > following in the xconsole: > > iwi0: firmware stuck in state4, resetting > > Any idea what that means, or what state4 is? =A0(Sorry, I'm very new to F= reeBSD.) > > Thanks, > Daniel > > 2009/4/22 Patrick Lamaizi=E8re : >> Le Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:04:41 -0400, >> Daniel Underwood : >> >>> After re-reading man iwi, I noticed that it says: >>> >>> "This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. You >>> need to obtain iwicontrol(8) =A0from the IWI web page listed below to >>> accomplish loading the firmware before ifconfig(8) =A0will work." >>> >>> I'm going to look into this. Sounds like this may be the problem. Do >>> you think so? >> >> No, before FreeBSD 7 you needed to download the firmware. >> There is a port in /usr/ports/net/iwi-firmware but it is only for >> FreeBSD < 7 >> >> You don't need anything on FreeBSD 7.x and you it seems you are not >> using the right manual page for 7.1: >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Diwi&manpath=3DFreeBSD+7.1-REL= EASE&format=3Dhtml >> >> Regards. >> >