Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:17:54 -0500 From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding new pccard device entries to FreeBSD 6, how? Message-ID: <ef10de9a0510141117g5d9b29bfoe2ea5531c5718a26@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a0510141025q31f7fca5q5647782cfb01edc2@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef10de9a0510122338y6acec103i5ced244c73cb92fd@mail.gmail.com> <ef10de9a0510131106v2e832599t2bf0e8f5e6a00a14@mail.gmail.com> <20051014.090916.83405400.imp@bsdimp.com> <ef10de9a0510141025q31f7fca5q5647782cfb01edc2@mail.gmail.com>
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On 10/14/05, Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/14/05, M. Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: > > In message: <ef10de9a0510131106v2e832599t2bf0e8f5e6a00a14@mail.gmail.co= m> > > Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> writes: > > : I'm trying to get FreeBSD 6 working with my Prism 3 based SMC 2532W-B > > : wireless cards. I've added the device entries into the system but I > > : must be doing something wrong, it's still not working. The SMC2532W-B > > : cards are re-branded Zcom XI-330H (Prism 3) and XI-325H (Prism 2.5) > > : cards. I know for a fact that the SMC card works with FreeBSD 4.11, i= n > > : hostap mode, because I'm using one of them right now with the PLX PCI > > : to PCMCIA bridge controller that came with the old 3Com 3CRWE777A > > : wireless cards...... > > : > > : dmesg output: > > : cbb0: <RF5C475 PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 2.0 on pci2 > > : cardbus0: <CardBus bus> on cbb0 > > : pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0 > > : pccard0: <unknown card> (manufacturer=3D0xd601, product=3D0x0010, > > : function_type=3D6) at function 0 > > : pccard0: CIS info: SMC, SMC2532W-B EliteConnect Wireless Adapter, = , > > > > I've gone ahead and added this to the wi driver in head. > > > > Warner > > > > Thanks warner for the commit and I figured out why It wasn't working > for me... I forgot to add the wi and wlan devices to my custom kernel. > This box is my main desktop computer, hardwired to the net. I decided > to use it for testing out a new PCMCIA to PCI bridge controller for my > firewall/router/AP boxes. D'oh! > For completeness... everything works great now: Card 1, default firmware shown: wi0: <SMC SMC2532W-B EliteConnect Wireless Adapter> at port 0xd000-0xd07f irq 18 function 0 config 1 on pccard0 wi0: using RF:PRISM3(PCMCIA) wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.1), Station (1.8.2) wi0: Ethernet address: 00:04:e2:81:e6:43 Card 2, downgraded firmware to work in hostap mode with a PCI bridge controller and kismet. wi0: <SMC SMC2532W-B EliteConnect Wireless Adapter> at port 0xd000-0xd07f irq 18 function 0 config 1 on pccard0 wi0: using RF:PRISM3(PCMCIA) wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.9) wi0: Ethernet address: 00:04:e2:81:e1:06 Prism firmware (and how-to guide) is available here: http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/
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