From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 27 16:57:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA34A16A41F for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:57:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from devnore@burken.nu) Received: from fw02.spacedump.pp.se (fw-ext.spacedump.pp.se [194.236.124.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BE2943D45 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:57:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from devnore@burken.nu) Received: from localhost (bootpbox.spacedump.pp.se [194.236.124.35]) by fw02.spacedump.pp.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 928DEB4A80 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:57:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fw02.spacedump.pp.se ([194.236.124.30]) by localhost (mail01.spacedump.pp.se [194.150.214.54]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 43593-04 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:56:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail01.spacedump.pp.se (bootpbox.spacedump.pp.se [194.236.124.35]) by fw02.spacedump.pp.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id E829EB4A6D for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:57:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (user164.217-10-97.netatonce.net [217.10.97.164]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail01.spacedump.pp.se (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7RGuuRa043856 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:56:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from devnore@burken.nu) Message-ID: <43109B81.8090602@burken.nu> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:57:37 +0200 From: Devnore User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <430F3809.9080903@burken.nu> <20050827145352.76beb602@localhost> <43107295.40707@burken.nu> <20050827165359.58ead32a@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20050827165359.58ead32a@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at spacedump.net Subject: Re: Wireless problem with (BCM43006) 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: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:57:48 -0000 Fabian Keil wrote: >Devnore wrote: > > > >>Fabian Keil wrote: >> >> >> >>>Devnore wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have a problem with my Wireless card in Dell Inspiron 1150 Laptop >>>>The card is a Truemobile 1300 (BCM4306) >>>> >>>> > > > >>>Which version? Did you use ndisgen? >>> >>> > > > >>uname -a >>FreeBSD slapis 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Fri Aug 26 13:37:08 >>CEST 2005 root@slapis:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SLAPIS i386 >> >>and i used ndiscvt >> cd /usr/src/sys/modules/if_ndis >> ndiscvt -i bcmwl5.inf.ascii -s bcmwl5.sys -o dis_driver_data.h >> make && make install >> >>all this worked with no errors. >> >>the "Error occurs when i load it" >> kldload -v if_ndis >> Loaded if_ndis, id=10 >> >>Here i would have expected the module to hook up to the card so to speak >> >> ifconfig ndis0 >> ifconfig: interface ndis0 does not exist >> >> > >The way to build ndis has been changed. > >if_ndis.ko no longer contains the firmware binary. >It now is in an additional kernel module. > >Run ndisgen and follow the instructions to build it. >After loading the new module, you should be able to see your card. > >Fabian > > Thanks the problem with the connection to the card has been solved. the next problem will be to actually make it connect my AP currently it just says: Network Down I don't think there are any extra Firmwarefiles needed for this card as i got it to work before my buildworld i'm guessing (and only guessing) that i have to play around with sysclt and change some vars in dev.ndis.0 to make it work As i'm currently not on the machine in question i cannot post any specific information but if anybody know what i should change please tell me so i can write it down for the next time i get myself in this type of situation :) Also if anybody know a good site where the vars are explained please post them. // Simon Ingelsson