Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:35:10 -0700 (PDT) From: besideinfo <besideinfo@yahoo.com> To: Benjamin Close <Benjamin.Close@clearchain.com> Cc: Andrey <andrey.kosachenko@gmail.com>, sam@freebsd.org, Yousif Hassan <yousif@alumni.jmu.edu>, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless on hp 6710b Message-ID: <144605.60321.qm@web43143.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <47FE985E.5080400@clearchain.com>
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--- Benjamin Close <Benjamin.Close@clearchain.com> wrote: > besideinfo wrote: > > --- Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hmm. On re-reading the whole thread I notice > that > >> you didn't show what > >> Andrey asked about, and while I don't know if it > >> should actually affect > >> the module loading, it's said that you need this > in > >> your loader.conf: > >> > >> : Also make sure if license acknowledge variable > is > >> set (use kenv on > >> : this purpose): > >> : # kenv | grep 'wpi' > >> : legal.intel_wpi.license_ack="1" > >> > >> Otherwise it does look like your 6.3 install is > >> missing something. > >> > >> cheers, Ian > >> > >> (Sam, sorry if I complicated matters, but many > new > >> users don't know > >> about using 'kldstat -v' to check modules, in my > >> humble experience) > >> > >> > > > > At this point I believe it is better to summarize > all > > I have done so far. > > > > I rebuilt my kernel the same day I installed > freeBSD. > > I followed the instructions on the handbook, and > all > > process was successfully completed. > > > > Later, I realized that the wireless card wasn't > > working, and after some posts I found out(with > your > > help) ath0 wasn't suitable for the wireless card. > > > > Because of that I decided to "rebuild again" the > > kenel, but this time I removed all wireless > devices > > from the configuration file and used the > > /boot/conf.loader so configurated: > > > > #hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" > > > > firmware_load="YES" > > if_wpi_load="YES" > > wlan_load="YES" > > wlan_amrr_load="YES" > > legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 > > wpifw_load="YES" > > wlan_xauth_load="YES" > > wlan_wep_load="YES" > > wlan_ccmp_load="YES" > > wlan_tkip_load="YES" > > wlan_scan_sta_load="YES" > > wlan_scan_ap_load="YES" > > > > #Intel HDA Audio > > snd_hda_load="YES" > > > > After reboot I the freebsd still wasn't able to > "see" > > the wireless card. Following there are the result > of > > parts of the tests you asked me to do: > > ---------------- > > freebsd-box# pciconf -lv | grep -B2 -A1 3945 > > none2@pci16:0:0: class=0x028000 > card=0x135c103c > > chip=0x42228086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 > > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > > device = '10418086 Intel 3945ABG Wireless > LAN > > controller' > > class = network > > ------------------- > > freebsd-box# kldstat -v | egrep 'wpi|wlan' > > 5 5 0xc07c7000 1edf8 wlan.ko > > 4 wlan > > 7 1 0xc07e8000 26414 wpifw.ko > > 5 wpifw_fw > > 8 1 0xc080f000 1b10 wlan_xauth.ko > > 6 wlan_xauth > > 9 1 0xc0811000 2d08 wlan_wep.ko > > 7 wlan_wep > > 10 1 0xc0814000 6d04 wlan_ccmp.ko > > 8 wlan_ccmp > > 11 1 0xc081b000 4000 wlan_tkip.ko > > 9 wlan_tkip > > -------------------- > > freebsd-box# kenv | grep 'wpi' > > legal.intel_wpi.license_ack="1" > > -------------------- > > freebsd-box# ifconfig -v wpi0 > > ifconfig: interface wpi0 does not exist > > -------------------- > > > > > The problem you are facing is caused by the driver > module not being loaded > You should have a file: if_wpi.ko when you run > kldstat -v > Because that module is not loaded you won't see the > wpi0 interface. > > In previous email you stated that you don't have > /boot/kernel/if_wpi.ko > That seems very wrong, as the driver should be built > as part of a kernel > build. > The quick fix for your problem is: > > cd /usr/src/sys/modules/wpi > make > make install > > That should provide you with the module you need. > Why it was not built in the first place on your > system I've got no idea. > > Cheers, > Benjamin > Benjamin the path "" dcd /usr/src/sys/modules/wpioesn't exist, and I don't know why. Maybe when I install freebsd I did something wrong. Should I use sysinstall to get the missing files? greetings __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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