From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 28 11:37:24 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 567C21065674 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:37:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@tausa.cc.uit.no) Received: from mux1.uit.no (mux1.uit.no [129.242.4.252]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB9808FC16 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:37:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from johan@tausa.cc.uit.no) Received: from flode.cc.uit.no (flode.cc.uit.no [129.242.6.250]) by mux1.uit.no (8.13.8/8.13.6/Mux) with ESMTP id m2SBbLKe076919 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:21 +0100 (CET) Received: from tausa.cc.uit.no (tausa.cc.uit.no [129.242.6.78]) by flode.cc.uit.no (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m2SBbXh5091875 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:33 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from johan@tausa.cc.uit.no) Received: from tausa.cc.uit.no (localhost.cc.uit.no [127.0.0.1]) by tausa.cc.uit.no (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2SBbL1F044376 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:21 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from johan@tausa.cc.uit.no) Message-Id: <200803281137.m2SBbL1F044376@tausa.cc.uit.no> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.2 To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <47EBAB5A.8070203@clearchain.com> References: <200803181157.m2IBvBLb000594@tausa.cc.uit.no> <200803261002.m2QA2VNZ036148@tausa.cc.uit.no> <20080326184712.50100aac.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <47EBAB5A.8070203@clearchain.com> Comments: In-reply-to Benjamin Close message dated "Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:42:42 +1030." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:21 +0100 From: Johan Johansen X-Virus-Scanned: : ok X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.63 on 129.242.4.252 Subject: Re: if_wpi will not work for me 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: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:37:24 -0000 > I believe there is two issues here. The innocent message is: > > // wpi0: bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly. > > //This is handled by the driver and the driver version now in > -Current/RELENG_7 has a proper fix preventing this from occurring. > > However, // > > // wpi0: could not allocate memory resource > device_attach: wpi0 attach returned 6 > > Is caused by pci memory not being available. This seems to be occurring > on pci-pci bridges on some laptops and will render you without a wpi > device showing up. > At present the cause is unknown but I'm working to try and fix it. It's > not actually driver related but pci bus related. > > Also, adding more memory won't help fix the problem. > > Cheers, > Benjamin > Nice, then I know it is not necessarily my fault this is not working. Thank you. And also thanks to you other guys trying to help. I'll just stick to my old Wavelan Silver card for now. My network admin will be grumpy, but him I can handle. mvh Johan