From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 19 05:21:27 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A52D316A421 for ; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:21:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from que02.charter.net (que02.charter.net [209.225.8.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43CB713C45B for ; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:21:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from aarprv04.charter.net ([10.20.200.74]) by mtao05.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20071019043915.XQU29426.mtao05.charter.net@aarprv04.charter.net>; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:39:15 -0400 Received: from robs-laptop.com ([71.85.241.27]) by aarprv04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20071019043915.NFOT23773.aarprv04.charter.net@robs-laptop.com>; Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:39:15 -0400 Message-ID: <471834F1.6020108@charter.net> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:39:13 -0500 From: icantthinkofone User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Predrag Punosevac References: <4717D477.1060008@math.arizona.edu> In-Reply-To: <4717D477.1060008@math.arizona.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Chzlrs: 0 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Wi-Fi adapter question 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: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:21:27 -0000 Predrag Punosevac wrote: > I was wondering if somebody can give me some information on > Prism-family of USB Wi-Fi adapters. > I have an old one US Robotics USR1120 which I am so far unable to get > recognized by FreeBSD box. > I have added if_wi_load="YES" into my /boot/loader.conf rebooted but > dmesg still looks as > > ugen0: vendor 0x0baf product 0x00eb, rev 1.10/1.32, addr 2 > > and the power light is off on the adapter. > What am I doing wrong? > > The adapter is in perfect working condition as I checked on one of the > OpenBSD boxes that I have. ///////////// > / > _______________________________________________ > 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" > My wifi power light is off on my prism2.5 laptop, too, but it works just fine. Some hardware won't give you the ability to turn it on in FreeBSD.