Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 13:26:06 -0600 From: Tom Everett <tom@khubla.com> To: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble with urtwn Message-ID: <CAB3ij4Bww_RJVYYW%2BDwwqUTKA%2Bj6LXschyg1GCsxeoS2-dVpXg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <C48CBFDC-ABD4-4CC9-816A-B4B56DC5559E@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAB3ij4Cv5ifKG__SgBSgODaPMgF1jO%2BLRnJ-KhbCj=4j0hCcvg@mail.gmail.com> <C48CBFDC-ABD4-4CC9-816A-B4B56DC5559E@FreeBSD.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Just to close the loop, the bug was mine. In the Crochet-FreeBSD configuration I had /boot/loader.conf, and it was properly configured. Unfortunately I didn't have a /boot/loader.rc, so loader.conf was never loaded. On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 8 Mar 2014, at 14:51, Tom Everett <tom@khubla.com> wrote: > > > Good afternoon. > > > > I've got a urtwn device and this in my /boot/loader.conf > > > > console="comconsole" > > > > legal.realtek.license_ack=1 > > > > if_urtwn_load="YES" > > > > However when I issue a scan request like this > > > > ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev urtwn0 > > > > ifconfig wlan0 up scan > > > > I get this on the console. > > > > urtwn-rtl8192cfwT: You need to read the LICENSE file in > > /usr/share/doc/legal/realtek/. > > urtwn-rtl8192cfwT: If you agree with the license, set > > legal.realtek.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf. > > module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (urtwn_rtl8192cfwT_fw, 0xc76fc4f0, 0) > error 1 > > urtwn-rtl8192cfwT: could not load firmware image, error 8 > > urtwn0: failed loadfirmware of file urtwn-rtl8192cfwT > > > > Have I missed a step? > > You either need to reboot after changing /boot/loader.conf or you need to > do "kenv legal.realtek.license_ack=1". > > -- > Rui Paulo > > > > -- A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding - Douglas MacArthur
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?CAB3ij4Bww_RJVYYW%2BDwwqUTKA%2Bj6LXschyg1GCsxeoS2-dVpXg>