Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:14:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca> To: Luis Neves <luis.neves@co.sapo.pt>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.0 BETA1 and Thinkpad T61p : Wireless misadventure Message-ID: <461307.47075.qm@web33709.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----=0A=0A> From: Luis Neves <luis.neves@co.sapo.pt>= =0A=0A> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org=0A=0A> S= ent: Friday, October 26, 2007 5:24:40 PM=0A=0A> Subject: 7.0 BETA1 and Thin= kpad T61p : Wireless misadventure=0A=0A> =0A=0A> =0A=0A> Hi all.=0A=0A> So = far I've failed to have a working wireless connection with=0A=0A> this=0A= =0A> combination.=0A=0A> =0A=0A> There are no FreeBSD drivers for the inc= luded intel 4965AG card.=0A=0A> I've tried to use the ndiswrapper framework= without success.=0A=0A> The=0A=0A> ndisgen wizard =0A=0A> runs without i= ssues, but kldloading the driver freezes and reboots=0A=0A> the=0A=0A> ma= chine.=0A=0A> =0A=0A> I've also tried two cardbus devices.=0A=0A> =0A=0A> T= he Cisco Aironet - AIR CB21AG (ath driver):=0A=0A> =0A=0A> Oct 26 13:30:27 = t61p kernel: cardbus0: Expecting link target, got 0x0=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:30:2= 7 t61p kernel: ath0: =0A=0A> mem=0A=0A> 0xbfeb0000-0xbfebffff irq =0A=0A>= 16 at device 0.0 on cardbus0=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:30:27 t61p kernel: ath0: [IT= HREAD]=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:30:27 t61p kernel: ath0: unable to attach hardware;= =0A=0A> HAL=0A=0A> status 13=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:30:27 t61p kernel: device_a= ttach: ath0 attach returned 6=0A=0A> =0A=0A> and the Conceptronic C54RC (ra= l driver):=0A=0A> =0A=0A> Oct 26 13:40:59 t61p kernel: cardbus0: Expecting = link target, got 0x0=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:40:59 t61p kernel: ral0: mem =0A=0A>= 0xbfeb0000-0xbfeb1fff irq 16 at device 0.0 on cardbus0=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:40= :59 t61p kernel: ral0: MAC/BBP RT2560 (rev 0x00), RF RT2522=0A=0A> Oct 26 1= 3:40:59 t61p kernel: ral0: [ITHREAD]=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t61p kernel: ra= l0: could not read from BBP=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t61p kernel: ral0: could= not write to BBP=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t61p kernel: ral0: could not read = from BBP=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t61p kernel: ral0: could not write to BBP= =0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t61p kernel: ral0: could not read from BBP=0A=0A> O= ct 26 13:41:40 t61p last message repeated 99 times=0A=0A> Oct 26 13:41:40 t= 61p kernel: ral0: timeout waiting for BBP=0A=0A> =0A=0A> I'm running:=0A=0A= > uname -a=0A=0A> FreeBSD t61p 7.0-BETA1 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA1 #0: Fri Oct 26 1= 3:10:37=0A=0A> WEST=0A=0A> 2007 =0A=0A> root@t61p:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GE= NERIC i386=0A=0A> =0A=0A> GENERIC kernel with ULE and without debugging.= =0A=0A> =0A=0A> Is there anything I can do to diagnose these issues?=0A=0A>= =0A=0A> Thanks!=0A=0A> =0A=0A> -- =0A=0A> Luis Neves=0A=0A=0A=0A----------= Forwarded message ----------=0A=0AFrom: Marcin Simonides <marcin@studio4pl= us.com>=0A=0ADate: Oct 18, 2007 7:32 PM=0A=0ASubject: Re: NDIS: intel 4965 = panic=0A=0ATo: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org=0A=0A=0A=0AMarcin Simonides wrot= e:=0A=0A> I've tried using an XP ndis wrapper for my intel 4965 wifi adapte= r.=0A=0A> After loading the driver the device is recognized and then kernel= panics=0A=0A> during driver attachement.=0A=0A[...]=0A=0A=0A=0APreviously = I didn't mention that there are some functions missing from=0A=0Athe FreeBS= D's NDIS api. These are:=0A=0A=0A=0ANdisIMCopySendPerPacketInfo=0A=0Astrnca= t=0A=0AKeQuerySystemTime=0A=0AKeBugCheckEx=0A=0AKeTickCount=0A=0A=0A=0AWith= the help of NDIS reference and Linux ndiswrapper I have been able=0A=0Ato = implement all but KeBugCheckEx (they are all rather simple but I=0A=0Acan't= be 100% sure they're correct and exported appropriately).=0A=0A=0A=0ANow I= 'm able to load the driver and don't get any of the "ntoskrnl dummy=0A=0Aca= lled..." messages which probably means that there are no missing=0A=0Afunct= ions the driver tries to call.=0A=0A=0A=0AUnfortunately I'm still left with= the:=0A=0Andis0: NDIS ERROR: 40001b7c (unknown error)=0A=0Aerror message a= nd the device doesn't work.=0A=0A=0A=0Aifconfig ndis0 shows:=0A=0A=0A=0Andi= s0: flags=3D8806<BROADCAST,DEBUG,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500=0A=0A = ether 00:13:e8:64:aa:f7=0A=0A media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet = autoselect=0A=0A status: no carrier=0A=0A ssid "" channel 1= =0A=0A authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpowmax 100 bmiss 7 protmode CTS= =0A=0A=0A=0AThe LED indicating whether WLAN is on doesn't light up. Calling= ifconfig=0A=0Andis0 up results with the following kernel messages:=0A=0A= =0A=0Andis0: NDIS ERROR: 40001b7c (unknown error)=0A=0Andis0: NDIS NUMERROR= S: 2=0A=0Andis0: argptr: 0x56524457=0A=0Andis0: argptr: 0xdd=0A=0A=0A=0AAnd= that's all I have been able to achieve so far :)=0A=0A=0A=0AI'll try to re= ad some more of NDIS specification, locate the source of=0A=0Athe aforement= ioned error message and generally try to blindly find=0A=0Asomething.=0A=0A= =0A=0AMaybe someone has some suggestions? Maybe I should also try to post m= y=0A=0Aquestions to some other list?=0A=0A=0A=0AThe diff of my changes: htt= p://marcin.studio4plus.com/ndis/ndis.diff=0A=0AAll changes are confined to = the /usr/src/sys/compat/ndis directory. The=0A=0Afunctions I have added are= implemented in a quick and dirty way :)=0A=0A--=0A=0AMarcin Simonides=0A= =0A=0A=0A---=0A=0ACheck it, it may work for you with ndis.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A= =0A =0A=0ARegards, =0A=0A-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri=0A=0AArab Portal=0A= =0Ahttp://www.WeArab.Net/=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A___________= _______________________________________=0ADo You Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? = Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com
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