From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 10 16:27:01 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E4C6461A; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x233.google.com (mail-ig0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AAC0DB; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igblo3 with SMTP id lo3so2119115igb.1; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:27:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=AvK2vIdJWEMNCY/Vqzx/gBlaPcgJU0D2Nou2JduQNlQ=; b=R5R30AV0Iky+VEeDLZ4wEQ016inHympJ71+QzePOZdw+WlyjbjsAuXhK9e++YMV9Sy ECqkzuSPJTDyy1Z3Gxw+v715pIBuDxuMB7dwV4poeY9nj99YlbBiCbQmpiPwtW+nCXr3 wDvtrPBtmW1gRLwXYr9hHvpRxSLl4vSCGFsYYuwtMHN4/EpFn8Xuz8q6DYjvjlRApSoo xkKZhrgYCQjvAT0agEsOArS9PSEBkPT3Qvx7ABsrfWimQuhcl9FzJrtBBZ+9ISivNHnv E5uPkFQIhEHFCaHG75k6aLTXB4Fjaak1MM0CVxXWPitTqPsnz6mG/G5j2N723C4woDTM DS5A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.57.36 with SMTP id f4mr19411461igq.6.1428683221103; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:27:01 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.36.17.194 with HTTP; Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:27:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20150410152841.GI15644@albert.catwhisker.org> References: <20150410152841.GI15644@albert.catwhisker.org> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:27:01 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: sbuCD1VPL5M1wTyRQPzhNY9XLlk Message-ID: Subject: Re: Recognizing & using a Broadcom wireless mini-PCI card? From: Adrian Chadd To: "net@freebsd.org" , "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" , David Wolfskill Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:27:02 -0000 Hi, Someone has to maintain / update the broadcom wifi drivers. Sorry :( -a On 10 April 2015 at 08:28, David Wolfskill wrote: > My current laptop (Dell Precision M4800) mostly works well under > FreeBSD; one of its shortcomings is that the wireless card with which it > came shows up as : > > none1@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x00171028 chip=0x43b114e4 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation' > class = network > > After reading bwn(4) a bit, I had thought/hoped that perhaps the > lack of recognition of the device was because I hadn't loaded the kernel modules that bwn(4) cited. So I tried inserting: > > if_bwn_load="YES" > # siba_bwn_load="YES" > bwn_v4_lp_ucode_load="YES" > bwn_v4_ucode_load="YES" > > into /boot/loader.conf & rebooting (to ensure that the modules were > present as early as possible... no joy: the above was obtained after > such a reboot. > > As a circumvention, I've swpped the iwn(4) card in from my revious > laptop, but it's not exactly ideal, either. > > How might I help get the above-described Broadcom device functional > in a FreeBSD environment? > > Thanks! > > Peace, > david > -- > David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org > Those who murder in the name of God or prophet are blasphemous cowards. > > See http://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key.