From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 7 06:45:29 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@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 87A3280D for ; Thu, 7 May 2015 06:45:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x22a.google.com (mail-ig0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22a]) (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 52E451F01 for ; Thu, 7 May 2015 06:45:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igbpi8 with SMTP id pi8so5824626igb.0 for ; Wed, 06 May 2015 23:45:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=jehhIBV3VOomtqeUFidR26TwOWNgjHslgDwUzCmeRIQ=; b=Ljy588WpG4I3zwOY/pyK2l7JZpJ5lPwEleSZulNLNk64mk7/4aFAtnsTeT1HTXSiQ4 6cQutVrdFQcYGGIgVUil+jUF1V/Q84+civ1CmZFn67rE6v1cYlTJuPVwhyf8JV09NtB1 zPuVAgj7ylhA9yuL8uM6DC80wjV0kcRK/QX48D6pkEeNi5yFJQz2izhUmOiVQzWI+1JC 3eAFJv/UXvdCSwA9RF2pvlFl7CVQTvW83g67QOvdStyszVvy1EJk8Td0wW1mtboE8Epv EMcCvm+BRiQuEl+7Aj5TJoQfoMKdaHBfkh1kfvp3Ii1NRS7oNCJ9SdHtswyUEb4MqvCb qdfQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.43.227 with SMTP id z3mr12798813igl.22.1430981128650; Wed, 06 May 2015 23:45:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.236.10 with HTTP; Wed, 6 May 2015 23:45:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 14:45:28 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: BCM4313 Wireless LAN Controller in FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE From: Ben Woods To: Avinash Sonawane Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 06:45:29 -0000 On 7 May 2015 at 13:33, Avinash Sonawane wrote: > Hello! > > I am pretty new to BSD world . I just installed FreeBSD > 10.1-RELEASE on my system. > > # uname -a > FreeBSD titanic.rootkea.me 10.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE #0 > r274401: Tue Nov 11 21:02:49 UTC 2014 > root@releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > # pciconf -lv | grep -B3 -i wireless > subclass = HDA > none3@pci0:18:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x00101028 chip=0x472714e4 > rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation' > device = 'BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller' > > I have also installed the port net/bwn-firmware-kmod using make install clean. > > I have also made changes to /boot/loader.conf as suggested in the > Handbook. Here is my /boot/loader.conf > # cat /boot/loader.conf > if_bwn_load="YES" > wlan_wep_load="YES" > wlan_ccmp_load="YES" > wlan_tkip_load="YES" > > But now I am confused about the next step. > According to handbook it should be # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 [1] > I have no idea what to write in place of ath0. So I tried bwn and > bwn0. But both the times system said > "ifconfig : SIOCIFCREATE2 : Device not configured" > > So how do I access wireless in my FreeBSD box? > > PS- On surfing the net I stumbled upon using ndisgen to install the > BCM4313 driver [2]. But I would really appreciate if there is any > other way to natively install the driver on FreeBSD instead of > converting the WINDOWS(R) driver. > Or is this the only way? > > Please help. > > Links: > [1] https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html#idp79356624 > [2] http://blog.cochard.me/2012/10/using-bcm4313-wireless-chip-under.html > > -- > Avinash Sonawane (RootKea) > PICT, Pune > http://rootkea.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I don't believe BCM4313 is supported (refer to forum post https://forums.freebsd.org/index.php?threads/26616/). I believe people have had luck using the ndis(4) drivers. See below for links which may help: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/broadcom-ndis-howto.36611/ http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/Wireless_Testing#Wireless_Devices_Needing_Drivers:_Does_ndisgen_Work_for_this_Device.3F Also, for future reference, wifi driver questions will probably attract a better answer from the developers if you send it to freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Regards, Ben -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com