Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:12:43 +0400 From: Alex Deiter <alex.deiter@gmail.com> To: uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com Cc: Kevin Lo <kevlo@freebsd.org>, freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ralink RT3573 / ASUS USB-N66: run0: could not load 8051 microcode Message-ID: <CAAi9siaqprZTe-6%2BkiWtEw2fChX5WDpNjQqb4vsfFfcSgU8QVg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <63a130f264cbfb29dc3fd34ab3170447.squirrel@mx.waitman.net> References: <CAAi9siYMdL12t6jHMyt9ZUaC541qneFrB5dWh2ooK2_%2Bnnw9_Q@mail.gmail.com> <63a130f264cbfb29dc3fd34ab3170447.squirrel@mx.waitman.net>
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Hello, Thank you for your advice! I found a workaround: # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev run0 then wait 5 minutes ;-) and only thereafter: # ifconfig wlan0 up dme 2014-02-18 2:05 GMT+04:00 Waitman Gobble <uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com>: > > On Mon, February 17, 2014 8:53 pm, Alex Deiter wrote: > > Hello Kevin, > > > > > > I'm trying to get ASUS USB-N66 USB wifi adapter working with FreeBSD > > 11.0-CURRENT #0 r261642 amd64. > > I plug the adapter and it seems to be recognized: > > > > > > #dmesg > > run0: <1.0> on usbus1 > > run0: MAC/BBP RT3593 (rev 0x0402), RF RT3053 (MIMO 3T3R), address > > 30:85:a9:f4:52:bd > > run0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > run0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > > run0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > > > > > I can create the wlan device: > > > > > > # ifconfig wlan0 > > wlan0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > > ether 30:85:a9:f4:52:bd nd6 > > options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> media: IEEE 802.11 > > Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > > status: no carrier > > ssid "" channel 1 (2412 MHz 11b) country US authmode OPEN privacy OFF > > txpower 0 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60 wme bintval 0 > > > > # ifconfig wlan0 list caps > > > drivercaps=d85c501<STA,IBSS,HOSTAP,SHSLOT,SHPREAMBLE,MONITOR,MBSS,WPA1,WPA > > 2,WME,WDS> > > cryptocaps=1b<WEP,TKIP,AES_CCM,TKIPMIC> > > > > But got an error when interface is up: > > > > > > # ifconfig wlan0 up scan > > wlan0: bpf attached > > wlan0: bpf attached > > wlan0: Ethernet address: 30:85:a9:f4:52:bd > > firmware: 'runfw' version 1: 8192 bytes loaded at 0xffffffff81c2d0a8 > > run0: could not load 8051 microcode > > > > > > # usbconfig -d ugen1.3 dump_device_desc > > ugen1.3: <802.11 n WLAN Ralink> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH > > (480Mbps) > > pwr=ON (450mA) > > > > bLength = 0x0012 bDescriptorType = 0x0001 bcdUSB = 0x0200 bDeviceClass = > > 0x0000 > > bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 bMaxPacketSize0 = > 0x0040 > > idVendor = 0x0b05 idProduct = 0x17ad bcdDevice = 0x0101 iManufacturer = > > 0x0001 <Ralink> > > iProduct = 0x0002 <802.11 n WLAN> iSerialNumber = 0x0003 <1.0> > > bNumConfigurations = 0x0001 > > > > # kldstat > > Id Refs Address Size Name > > 1 12 0xffffffff80200000 196df88 kernel > > 2 1 0xffffffff81c12000 17db4 if_run.ko > > 3 1 0xffffffff81c2a000 2a45 uhid.ko > > 4 1 0xffffffff81c2d000 26ea runfw.ko > > > > > > Kernel config: GENERIC. > > > > > > I plug in the same adapter to a laptop with Windows 7, it successfully > > shows the nearby access points and allows me to connect to one, so the > > adapter is not broken. Any ideas for further troubleshooting are welcome. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > -- > > Alex Deiter > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > > > Alex, > > I've been using a device with the same chipset on HEAD without trouble. > It's not ASUS but hmmm. (i don't see a brand name on it anywhere but > 'made in china' is mighty prominent). > > # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev run0 ssid "SSID" > # wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/"SSID".conf > # ifconfig wlan0 up > # ifconfig wlan0 inet "IP" netmask 255.255.255.0 > > this driver is in src/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_run.c, > > RUN_DEV(RALINK, RT3573), > > {should be supported} > > AFAIK there isn't a specific kernel option for the run device. > > > kldstat | grep run > 12 1 0xffffffff81a14000 13309 if_run.ko > > you can take a look at > #man runfw > > > find /boot/ | grep run > /boot/kernel/if_run.ko > /boot/kernel/runfw.ko > /boot/kernel.old/if_run.ko > /boot/kernel.old/runfw.ko > > I think the firmware should be in > src/sys/contrib/dev/run > > -- > Waitman Gobble > San Jose California USA > +1.510-830-7975 > -- Alex Deiter
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