From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 28 14:37:30 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9615C1065678 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@cloudmaster.info) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 611BD8FC1B for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@cloudmaster.info) Received: from casasponti.net ([201.155.7.3]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:37:28 -0500 id 000D5548.48B6B828.0000225E Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by casasponti.net with local; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:37:23 -0500 id 00130C2C.48B6B823.00003C69 Received: from local7.local.net.mx (local7.local.net.mx [172.16.0.7]) by cloudmail.cloudmaster.info (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:37:23 -0500 Message-ID: <20080828093723.17542tn7hiadvpk4@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:37:23 -0500 From: eculp@cloudmaster.info To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <87vdxr9d9y.fsf@chateau.d.lf> <48B42777.1050304@freebsd.org> <48B43D90.8090807@twilley.org> <48B44FCA.9070609@freebsd.org> <20080827201216.71255zt6zd2n0uww@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> In-Reply-To: <20080827201216.71255zt6zd2n0uww@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080803 Firefox/2.0.0.16 X-IMP-Server: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-IP: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-User: eculp@cloudmaster.info Subject: Re: Is 'ath' going to be updated for 7.1-RELEASE ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:30 -0000 Quoting eculp@cloudmaster.info: > Quoting Sam Leffler : > >> Jack Twilley wrote: >>> Sam Leffler wrote: >>>> Ashish Shukla =C3=A0=C2=A4=E2=80=A0=C3=A0=C2=A4=C2=B6=C3=A0=C2=A5=E2=82= =AC=C3=A0=C2=A4=C2=B7 =C3=A0=C2=A4=C2=B6=C3=A0=C2=A5=C2=81=C3=A0=C2=A4=E2=80= =A2=C3=A0=C2=A5=C2=8D=C3=A0=C2=A4=C2=B2 wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Just came across the release schedule of 7.1-RELEASE. I'm wondering if >>>>> new version of 'ath' driver (for Athereos Wireless chipsets) is going >>>>> to be included or not ? If yes, I'll be glad to try the betas :). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Not sure what "new version" means. I'm unlikely to have any time to >>>> look at existing ath problems in RELENG_7 before the release. >>> >>> I am hoping against hope it means "whatever it takes to make the Asus >>> Eee PC work without having to follow the steps on the EeeBSD page". I >>> rebuilt kernel and world today and forgot *again* to do the madwifi >>> dance. It's getting old. >> >> The required hal is not even committed to HEAD yet; there's no way it's >> going to get into RELENG_7 w/o significant testing. As to "getting old" >> others are free to pitch in to make things happen. I have very little >> time for freebsd right now and what time I do have is focused on higher >> priority issues. > > Just saw the great news, Sam. Thanks for your work on this and for =20 > adding it to current. Checking my current@ email I found "HEADS UP: =20 > ath_hal updated to 0.10.5.10 -- PLEASE TEST" which I'm completely =20 > confident will solve the problems without any more patching. I just =20 > changed my build script for tonight to not add the old patch the =20 > source. I'll comment tomorrow after booting the new kernel. > > Thanks again, Sam. > Results: Worked Perfectly for me in today's current without external patches. wlan0: flags=3D8843 metric 0 mtu 150= 0 ether 00:1d:d9:27:5c:e5 inet 172.16.0.7 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.0.255 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g status: associated ssid virus channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11g) bssid 00:1d:7e:51:e1:4d regdomain 101 indoor ecm authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:40-bit txpower 16 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60 bgscan bgscanintvl = 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS wme burst # uname -a FreeBSD ed.local.net.mx 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #17: Thu Aug =20 28 05:50:27 CDT 2008 root@ed.local.net.mx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ENCONTACTO i386 Thanks again to all who have made this happen. ed