From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 15:40:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D3D71065671 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:40:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yousif@alumni.jmu.edu) Received: from coruscant.far-far-away.com (coruscant.far-far-away.us [70.91.196.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 422808FC1A for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:40:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yousif@alumni.jmu.edu) Received: (qmail 94576 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2008 11:42:15 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO alderaan) (68.162.198.134) by coruscant.far-far-away.com with SMTP; 7 Apr 2008 11:42:15 -0400 Message-ID: <2829B8CD63B1448295E02DDDDF4C2334@alderaan> From: "Yousif Hassan" To: "Pippo Pippone" , References: <593165.78171.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <593165.78171.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:40:47 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 Cc: Subject: Re: Wireless on hp 6710b X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:40:35 -0000 "Pippo Pippone" wrote: > Hi, > I have a HP 6710b notebook with an Intel PRO/Wireless 802.1, and I'm > trying to make the wireless to work. > I followed the instruction from the freeBSD handbook but without result. > When I type ifconfig I cant see the wireless card. > I checked the kernel configuration file, and it contains all the devices > needed (ath, ath_hal, ath_rate_sample, wlan, wlan_wep, wlan_ccmp, > wlan_tkip). However, from the boot message I cant see any information for > the ath0 device. > The freeBDS I installed is 6.3 and the notebook is a core duo T7300. > > Thanks for your time in advance. You do realize that the ath driver is for Atheros cards, right? Do you have an Atheros card that you manually put in the system? If so, you need to send proper debugging output, like a verbose dmesg, ifconfig, pciconf -lv, etc so people can see why your Atheros card isn't recognized. However, out-of-the-box, that laptop probably has Intel PRO/Wireless, as you said. Try the wpi driver - if it's a 3945 it'll work. If you want to find out what model of wireless card you have, you can try the HP Parts Store online at hp.com or you can take the card out of the bottom of the laptop (usually mini-PCI slot) and look at it. --Yousif