Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:17:38 +0000 From: Dan Kotowski <dan.kotowski@a9development.com> To: =?utf-8?Q?Danilo_Eg=C3=AAa_Gondolfo?= <danilo@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wifi dongles on RockPro64 Message-ID: <0jgY8VW1okmFTqw1ly0QQ3h_oUewnxficODafESkX2OhrQS08nribtby6uXv0crrIFZ1OXKZ2rrD0a8VsNRmV9lbtMFGUdVad9rGacbr_1Y=@a9development.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFU7VyPQ9NMHUEVtxQk%2B16AhFvmrSoOs=%2BH8cYhVFvifxe%2BDBA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFU7VyPQ9NMHUEVtxQk%2B16AhFvmrSoOs=%2BH8cYhVFvifxe%2BDBA@mail.gmail.com>
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> Hello, > > are you using wifi USB adapters on your RockPro64 boards? > > I'm trying to use one but without success. The device will disappear as > soon as it is powered up. > > Example: > > ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev run0 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > run0 on uhub0 > run0: <1.0> on usbus2 > run0: MAC/BBP RT5390 (rev 0x0502), RF RT5370 (MIMO 1T1R), address > 00:c1:40:61:01:cb > run0: [HT] Enabling 802.11n > ieee80211_load_module: load the wlan_amrr module by hand for now. > wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:c1:40:61:01:cb > > ifconfig wlan0 up > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:c1:40:61:01:cb > run0: firmware RT3071 ver. 0.33 loaded > run0: at uhub0, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected) > > It seems it's not a FreeBSD issue. I've tested it on NetBSD and Linux and > it fails too. The adapter is working fine, I've tested on my laptop. Mayb= e > it's an issue related to voltage regulation or some board limitation. So > I'm curious, is anybody successfully using wifi dongles on this board? > > Thanks. Is the wlan_amrr module loaded? It looks like you may need that. kldstat -v | grep wlan_amrr Looks like you may need to load by hand: kldload wlan_amrr Or via /boot/loader.conf: wlan_amrr_load=3D"YES" If that doesn't help, you may just want to try a different dongle. run(4) e= xplicitly mentions the RT5390 MAC and RT5370 radio, but not the overall RT3= 071 chip specifically. I just got a handful of Edimax EW-7811UN dongles for US$15 each which are s= upported and use the urtwn driver. https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Edimax_EW-7811Un https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Durtwn&apropos=3D0&sektion=3D4&m= anpath=3DFreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=3Ddefault&format=3Dhtml You can even find them actually sold and shipped by Amazon, not one of the = 3rd-party scammers that have been swamping their site the past couple years= !
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