From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 23 23:55:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73BBB106566C for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:55:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E31BD8FC18 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:55:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: by bwz9 with SMTP id 9so807874bwz.43 for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:55:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=5kN/PfcppyWppMYSMidhRZ/ShnLAPf3rD9OPLy5VDJQ=; b=mRNWDd4PW6Pr5yUMS0Hoe5A1E7ESwuN+hR3dHPvaIBrGQsIeZ7X3o+sNcUKh2zCZzv h9WVWM9VqOO3hj0rSTdrZX8ngWU3S6gexIyf3W8h8ATAI2WEKVveAT+Xyd3OMu0/Ldv7 SG4MTrW47lh+vpG30avof65q3mXBEIEK2qX1U= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=vBiPf4Hzv6JrUZUdEa31QypmhMYaVFsylIGdLfgInc63YXZklSxsHkVvXp7jA9xKR2 lV5AVyAxnRN3q3LEan5QLhrrQVLF+tPzHqImD4D3Hqs/R6U9Xvs0L6I6DWl0dGForDHk wSvPa/Hupv3Vzql04lOeXfYZx9EXBKTv+wWSc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.164.73 with SMTP id s9mr87990hbd.59.1240530914781; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:55:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00904231420m27f0e187kb8267c70056cf900@mail.gmail.com> References: <20090422225551.1cf1b52f@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> <20090422234110.254367fa@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> <1bd550a00904231420m27f0e187kb8267c70056cf900@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:55:14 -0400 Message-ID: From: Daniel Underwood To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Patrick_Lamaizi=E8re?= , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:55:16 -0000 Also, when you enter kldstat, do you see these? iwi_bss.ko iwi_ibss.ko iwi_monitor.ko if_iwi.ko On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: > 2009/4/23 Daniel Underwood : >> [SOLVED] >> >> Thanks for the help, folks. It works fine now. > > I wasn't that lucky :) > > I'm using FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p4 #12 > This is my loader.conf configuration: > > legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1 > iwi_bss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_ibss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_monitor_load=3D"YES" > > And in my kernel config I have: > > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0pci > > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# 802.11 support > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_wep =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# 802.11 WEP support > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_ccmp =A0 =A0 =A0 # 802.11 CCMP support > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_tkip =A0 =A0 =A0 # 802.11 TKIP support > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_amrr =A0 =A0 =A0 # AMRR transmit rate cont= rol algorithm > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_scan_ap =A0 =A0# 802.11 AP mode scanning > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0wlan_scan_sta =A0 # 802.11 STA mode scanning > > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0iwi =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 # For Intel Pro Wir= eless 2200bg > > device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0firmware =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# firmware assist modul= e > > This is the output of ifconfig: > > iwi0: flags=3D8802 metric 0 mtu 1500 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:0e:35:fd:aa:0f > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: no carrier > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ssid "" channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11b) > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0authmode OPEN privacy OFF bmiss 10 scanvalid 60 bgscan > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11b 7 roam:rate11b= 1 bintval 0 > > After seting debug.iwi=3D1 this is what I get when I try to bring the > interface up: > > $ ifconfig iwi0 up > > iwi_newstate: INIT -> INIT flags 0x0 > enter FW state 1 > firmware_get: failed to load firmware image iwi_bss > iwi0: could not load firmware > exit FW state 1 > iwi_newstate: INIT -> INIT flags 0x0 > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. > >> >> 2009/4/22 Daniel Underwood : >>> Thanks Patrick. =A0After updating my /boot/loader.conf, it now contains= : >>> >>> legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1 >>> iwi_bss_load=3D"YES" >>> iwi_ibss_load=3D"YES" >>> iwi_monitor_load=3D"YES" >>> wlan_scan_ap_load=3D"YES" >>> wlan_scan_sta_load=3D"YES" >>> wlan_wep_load=3D"YES" >>> wlan_tkip_load=3D"YES" >>> wlan_ccmp_load=3D"YES" >>> >>> I no longer receive the error message about failing to load the >>> firmware. However, when I enter "ifconfig iwi0 up scan", I receive the >>> following in the xconsole: >>> >>> iwi0: firmware stuck in state4, resetting >>> >>> Any idea what that means, or what state4 is? =A0(Sorry, I'm very new to= FreeBSD.) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Daniel >>> >>> 2009/4/22 Patrick Lamaizi=E8re : >>>> Le Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:04:41 -0400, >>>> Daniel Underwood : >>>> >>>>> After re-reading man iwi, I noticed that it says: >>>>> >>>>> "This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. You >>>>> need to obtain iwicontrol(8) =A0from the IWI web page listed below to >>>>> accomplish loading the firmware before ifconfig(8) =A0will work." >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to look into this. Sounds like this may be the problem. Do >>>>> you think so? >>>> >>>> No, before FreeBSD 7 you needed to download the firmware. >>>> There is a port in /usr/ports/net/iwi-firmware but it is only for >>>> FreeBSD < 7 >>>> >>>> You don't need anything on FreeBSD 7.x and you it seems you are not >>>> using the right manual page for 7.1: >>>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Diwi&manpath=3DFreeBSD+7.1-R= ELEASE&format=3Dhtml >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" >> >