Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:09:54 +0200 From: Bernhard Schmidt <bschmidt@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: Understudy <list@understudy.net> Subject: Re: Thinkpad t60p questions Message-ID: <201108090809.54852.bschmidt@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1sd=BrcqM9CfsTOG7O3eWeg3yTta51cZ9QkYo_BEb1bEQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <4E403D95.9070209@understudy.net> <CAN6yY1sd=BrcqM9CfsTOG7O3eWeg3yTta51cZ9QkYo_BEb1bEQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Monday, August 08, 2011 22:55:05 Kevin Oberman wrote: > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Understudy <list@understudy.net> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have just loaded FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE on to my thinkpad t60p. I have a > > couple of questions. > > This model is 8741-A11. Currently I am running GENERIC as the kernel. I > > would like to tweak a few things and gain an understanding of a few things. > > Maybe help a few others along the way. > > So lots of information coming. > > > > none1@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x10108086 chip=0x42278086 rev=0x02 > > hdr=0x00 > > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > > device = 'PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection' > > class = network > > "none1 means no driver claimed this device. Looking at the current > pci.ids file, I don't see > 8086 1010 under 8086 4227. I only see 8086 1011 and 8086 1014. Looks > like IBM/Lenovo puts a custom PCI ID on the card for the T60 that is > different from that on the R60 and X60. > > You should be able to just add the 1010 ID to the driver and it will > probably work. Hmm.. the driver should attach fine to any 0x4227 card, the subdevice IDs are just used to differ between models with and without 11a support. What does 'kldload -v if_wpi' show? > > So my first question has to do with the wireless. I have a 3945ABG Network > > Connection which uses the wpi driver. I have set that up in the > > boot/loader.conf. However it does not show up when I do ifconfig -a. Do I > > need to add ifconfig to rc.conf? Here is where this question gets tricky, I > > have a wireless network at home a wpa2 setup. However that will not be the > > main connection for the laptop. It normally will be plugged into an ethernet > > cable. Also the laptop will travel with me and be used in hotels and with > > airport wifi setup. So how do I tell it that if there is a cable ethernet to > > not connect the wireless and if there is a wireless that it should be able > > to connect to a open network ? > > You need to read the man pages for wpa_supplicant and > wpa_supplicant.conf. It looks complex, but it's really pretty simple > if you look at the examples in /usr/share/examples/etc/ That and lagg(4) will do it. > > Follow up items to include xorg, battery and fan items for the t60p. > > Will need further information to get into these. > > -- Bernhard
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