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Date:      Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:15:36 -0400
From:      Steven Friedrich <freebsdlouisville@gmail.com>
To:        "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Wireless <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: rtw88 vs rtwn Wi-Fi drivers
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It appears the rtw88 driver in 14.1-RELEASE will associate, but if I 
build stable-14, it no longer associates.



On 6/17/24 07:16, Steven Friedrich wrote:
>
> While doing a fresh install, I noticed rtw88 associated on my system.  
> Here is the ifconfiig wlan0:
>
> ifconfig wlan0
> wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 
> 1500
>        options=0
>        ether 5c:fb:3a:69:48:65
>        inet 192.168.1.66 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
>        groups: wlan
>        ssid Verizon_C4J9FL channel 11 (2462 MHz 11g) bssid 
> 4c:22:f3:39:25:7b
>        regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
>        deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 30 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60
>        protmode CTS wme roaming MANUAL
>        parent interface: rtw880
>        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g
>        status: associated
>        nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
>
> Can we specify mode 11g in some config file?  I think my issue arises 
> after a buildworld/kernel, installworld.  Is 11g compatibility getting 
> configured out?
>
>
>
> On 6/16/24 10:33, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Jun 2024, Steven Friedrich wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 6/16/24 03:47, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 15 Jun 2024, Steven Friedrich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> slimline is an HP Slimline Desktop - 290-p0014
>>>>>
>>>>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
>>>>> Coffee Lake (Core i7)
>>>>> Ethernet    RTL8111/8168/8411 and RTL8125 2.5GbE
>>>>> Wi-Fi RTL8821CE
>>>>>
>>>>> I have disabled Ethernet interfaces so I could concentrate on my 
>>>>> Wi-Fi issue
>>>>>
>>>>> The on board Wi-Fi is this, but it won't associate.
>>>> [...]
>>>>> How can I help the developer find/fix this issue?
>>>>
>>>> Seems good news is that the laptop doesn't "hang" anymore.
>>>>
>>>> Do you get any logging in dmesg?  If you enable a level of 
>>>> debugging in
>>>> wpa_supplicant, does it log anything helping?
>>>
>>> Yes, /var/log/messages says it's timing out after 10 seconds:
>>>
>>> Jun 15 22:48:52 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: Trying to 
>>> associate with ??:??:??:??:??:?? (SSID='Verizon_C4J9FL' freq=2462 MHz)
>>> Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: 
>>> Authentication with ??:??:??:??:??:?? timed out.
>>> Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: 
>>> CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=??:??:??:??:??:?? reason=3 
>>> locally_generated=1
>>> Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: BSSID 
>>> ??:??:??:??:??:?? ignore list count incremented to 2, ignoring for 
>>> 10 seconds
>>> Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: 
>>> CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="Verizon_C4J9FL" 
>>> auth_failures=7 duration=90 reason=CONN_FAILED
>>> Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: 
>>> CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
>>>
>>> Can this timeout be set in wpa_supplicant.conf?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Which FreeBSD version are you running?
>>>>
>>>> 14.1 with daily git pulls, so I'm tracking stable-14.
>>
>> Did you by any chance not set the loader tunable as documented in the
>> man page?
>>
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    <p>It appears the rtw88 driver in 14.1-RELEASE will associate, but
      if I build stable-14, it no longer associates.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/17/24 07:16, Steven Friedrich
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:e99607f0-0873-47c5-acd7-6afd8bf0592b@gmail.com">
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      <p>While doing a fresh install, I noticed rtw88 associated on my
        system.  Here is the ifconfiig wlan0:</p>
      <p><span style="font-family:monospace"><span
            style="color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;">ifconfig
            wlan0 </span><br>
          wlan0:
          flags=8843&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt;
          metric 0 mtu 1500 <br>
                 options=0 <br>
                 ether 5c:<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
            href="fb:3a:69:48:65" moz-do-not-send="true">fb:3a:69:48:65</a>
          <br>
                 inet 192.168.1.66 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast
          192.168.1.255 <br>
                 groups: wlan <br>
                 ssid Verizon_C4J9FL channel 11 (2462 MHz 11g) bssid
          4c:22:<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="f3:39:25:7b"
            moz-do-not-send="true">f3:39:25:7b</a> <br>
                 regdomain FCC country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy
          ON <br>
                 deftxkey UNDEF AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 30 bmiss 7
          scanvalid 60 <br>
                 protmode CTS wme roaming MANUAL <br>
                 parent interface: rtw880 <br>
                 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/54Mbps mode
          11g <br>
                 status: associated <br>
                 nd6
          options=29&lt;PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL&gt;<br>
          <br>
          Can we specify mode 11g in some config file?  I think my issue
          arises after a buildworld/kernel, installworld.  Is 11g
          compatibility getting configured out?<br>
        </span></p>
      <p><span style="font-family:monospace"><br>
        </span></p>
      <p><span style="font-family:monospace"><br>
        </span></p>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/16/24 10:33, Bjoern A. Zeeb
        wrote:<br>
      </div>
      <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:9p11oo76-pq82-987q-rrr7-287p3113ss8n@yvfgf.mnoonqbm.arg">On
        Sun, 16 Jun 2024, Steven Friedrich wrote: <br>
        <br>
        <blockquote type="cite"> <br>
          On 6/16/24 03:47, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: <br>
          <blockquote type="cite">On Sat, 15 Jun 2024, Steven Friedrich
            wrote: <br>
            <br>
            <blockquote type="cite">slimline is an HP Slimline Desktop -
              290-p0014 <br>
              <br>
              Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz <br>
              Coffee Lake (Core i7) <br>
              Ethernet    RTL8111/8168/8411 and RTL8125 2.5GbE <br>
              Wi-Fi RTL8821CE <br>
              <br>
              I have disabled Ethernet interfaces so I could concentrate
              on my Wi-Fi issue <br>
              <br>
              The on board Wi-Fi is this, but it won't associate. <br>
            </blockquote>
            [...] <br>
            <blockquote type="cite">How can I help the developer
              find/fix this issue? <br>
            </blockquote>
            <br>
            Seems good news is that the laptop doesn't "hang" anymore. <br>
            <br>
            Do you get any logging in dmesg?  If you enable a level of
            debugging in <br>
            wpa_supplicant, does it log anything helping? <br>
          </blockquote>
          <br>
          Yes, /var/log/messages says it's timing out after 10 seconds:
          <br>
          <br>
          Jun 15 22:48:52 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0: Trying
          to associate with ??:??:??:??:??:?? (SSID='Verizon_C4J9FL'
          freq=2462 MHz) <br>
          Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0:
          Authentication with ??:??:??:??:??:?? timed out. <br>
          Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0:
          CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=??:??:??:??:??:?? reason=3
          locally_generated=1 <br>
          Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: BSSID
          ??:??:??:??:??:?? ignore list count incremented to 2, ignoring
          for 10 seconds <br>
          Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0:
          CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="Verizon_C4J9FL"
          auth_failures=7 duration=90 reason=CONN_FAILED <br>
          Jun 15 22:49:02 Slimline wpa_supplicant[35434]: wlan0:
          CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all <br>
          <br>
          Can this timeout be set in wpa_supplicant.conf? <br>
          <br>
          <blockquote type="cite"> <br>
            Which FreeBSD version are you running? <br>
            <br>
            14.1 with daily git pulls, so I'm tracking stable-14. <br>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
        <br>
        Did you by any chance not set the loader tunable as documented
        in the <br>
        man page? <br>
        <br>
      </blockquote>
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