Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:20:58 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Pat <pkugrinas@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: iwi0: timeout waiting for (null) firmware initialization to complete (Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokrEmD9E_gtZuuB-qnqY-VS16hq-jZ9VTgRbGBLffqzUQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2Bu2M9D2jDF2wx8ufoxy%2BuXOUo1v2JH_2O6NdniGDrVMfe1tMg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2Bu2M9D2jDF2wx8ufoxy%2BuXOUo1v2JH_2O6NdniGDrVMfe1tMg@mail.gmail.com>
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That "null" firmware is a bit odd. I unfortunately don't have an iwi NIC to test against, sorry :( -adrian On 28 August 2013 01:21, Pat <pkugrinas@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > (this is a repost from forums as one of the developers suggested I > report this issue here) > > Freshly installed FreeBSD 9.2-RC3 today on Acer TravelMate 3000, > having trouble setting up WiFi. Having read the iwi(4) I have these > entries in /boot/loader.conf: > > if_iwi_load="YES" > iwi_bss_load="YES" > iwi_ibss_load="YES" > iwi_monitor_load="YES" > legal.intel_iwi.license_ack="1" > > kldstat shows that the selected modules have been loaded. However when > doing ifconfig iwi0 up scan it yields this: > > iwi0: timeout waiting for (null) firmware initialization to complete > iwi0: could not load boot firmware (null) > > I've switching radio on/off, no result. No other changes have been > made to the system after freshly installing it off the memory stick. > > Same results with 9.1-RELEASE: > > root@:/root # ifconfig iwi0 up scan > iwi0: timeout waiting for (null) firmware initialization to complete > iwi0: could not load boot firmware (null) > > Driver works just fine on OpenBSD however (judging from the manual it > seems to originate from the same code base). > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " >
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