Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 18 May 2006 13:09:33 +0200
From:      Robert Blacquiere <freebsd@guldan.demon.nl>
To:        Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Wireless woes
Message-ID:  <20060518110933.GO7154@bombur.guldan.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <8a0028260605180304u15e49fd2v2bdd88fa666f19a5@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <8a0028260605090912re6b7f7bkb181bba64a0d9f5c@mail.gmail.com> <20060509164329.208F245042@ptavv.es.net> <8a0028260605100727n67acdd35qfd1f25b15caee43f@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260605161045g6043edfaqe8bb03f6a1e44901@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260605171818o726cd827nd1f9a60ff0384a62@mail.gmail.com> <20060518063735.GN7154@bombur.guldan.demon.nl> <8a0028260605180304u15e49fd2v2bdd88fa666f19a5@mail.gmail.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi Jeff,

On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 11:04:31AM +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote:
> Robert,
> 
> Yes, that's the internal one. The one I'm configuring is external,
> Cardbus-type. It's definitely atheros-based.

Then it looks like the pcmcia controller is not enabling the pcmcia
card. Try en set debugging on the cbb (cardbus). 

Maybe that gives more info about attaching or detecting a card in the
slots.

Robert

> 
> Jeff
> 
> On 18/05/06, Robert Blacquiere <freebsd@guldan.demon.nl> wrote:
> >
> >On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 02:18:10AM +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I just had a thought on this subject. Could the problem I'm having be
> >due to
> >> not having the firmware/hal? I never thought to install anything since
> >it
> >> works in SuSE 10.0 out of the box. Is there a firmware/hal package/port
> >in
> >> ports?
> >>
> >> Jeff.
> >>
> ><snip>
> >
> >Hi jeff,
> >
> >You don't have a atheros based wireless device. It seems that you have a
> >broadcom wireless device:
> >
> >none4@pci2:5:0: class=0x028000 card=0x000617f9 chip=0x431814e4 rev=0x02
> >hdr=0x00
> >    vendor   = 'Broadcom Corporation'
> >    class    = network
> >
> >This is probably your wireless device.
> >
> >Robert
> >
> >--
> >Microsoft: Where do you want to go today?
> >Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow?
> >FreeBSD: Are you guys coming or what?
> >OpenBSD: Hey guys you left some holes out there!
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Argument against Linux number 6,033:
> 
> "...So this is like most Linux viruses. You have to download the virus
> yourself, become root, install it and then run it. Seems like a lot of work
> just to experience what you can get on Windows with a lot less trouble."

-- 
Microsoft: Where do you want to go today?
Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow?
FreeBSD: Are you guys coming or what?
OpenBSD: Hey guys you left some holes out there!



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20060518110933.GO7154>