Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 15:23:03 +1000 From: fbsd <fbsd@aanet.com.au> To: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> Cc: Justin Muir <justinkmuir@yahoo.ca>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG - if_ipw not working Message-ID: <464E89B7.7060105@aanet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <464DCCD5.8080005@unsane.co.uk> References: <670997.4322.qm@web33507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <464DCCD5.8080005@unsane.co.uk>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030100000201050804050903 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Vince wrote: > Justin Muir wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I load the module and I'm not getting the ipw0 device. >> If I'm reading the instructions >> (damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/ipw-freebsd.html) >> correctly, I should be able to: >> >> 1. load the driver >> 2. see the ipw0 device >> 3. load the firmware into the device with ipwcontrol. >> >> > > The 3945ABG needs the wpi driver (ipw is for 2100 chipset) > Damien's freebsd wpi driver has been discontinued (for some time see > http://kerneltrap.org/node/6497/ .) > The page for the driver currently being developed is > http://www.clearchain.com/wiki/Wpi but sadly > a) the tarballed versions are old and wont compile on -STABLE or > -CURRENT (dont know about 6.2-RELEASE though) > b) Unless you have perforce access you can only download the more recent > development version file by file (from > http://perforce.freebsd.org/depotTreeBrowser.cgi?FSPC=//depot/user/benjsc/wpi) > c) it doesnt work for me anyway ;) > > sorry its not better news > > regards, > Vince > > >> The if_ipw kernel module loads without errors. >> >> I checked the device/driver under windows and that's >> what it's showing - Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG, IRQ 17 >> >> I checked my dmesg output and there is a network >> device with IRQ 17, but it states there is no driver >> loaded. >> >> Not sure what I'm doing wrong here.... >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> Thx, >> >> >> jkm >> >> ps - dmesg and uname output attached >> >> >> >> Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > > Hi, I agree with Vince that the latest drivers do not work at least on FreeBSD 6.1 (I'm using PC-BSD 1.3 which is based on 6.1). I tried them all with no luck. But I tried an older version which does, albeit with some error messages. I don't remember where I found it and I don't remember how I installed it (That will teach me to document everything properly!) but please find it attached and good luck! Ron --------------030100000201050804050903--
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