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Date:      Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:45:34 +0200
From:      Raoul MEGELAS <rmgls@wanadoo.fr>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: iwi driver
Message-ID:  <20060430164536.975AF1C00262@mwinf0406.wanadoo.fr>

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On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 05:04:57PM +0200, Fabian Keil wrote:
> rmgls@wanadoo.fr wrote:
> 
> > since the last update dated
> > Sat Apr 29, (on current),
> > the iwi driver does not work:
> > cannot change any achannel, and no association!
> > the old version of the driver works.
> > 
> > ...
> > ;* Copyright Sam Leffler  */
> > 
> > 	previous:
> > /*	$FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/iwi/if_iwi.c,v 1.27 2006/01/29 12:03:03 damien Exp $	*/
> > 
> > the nic is seated onboard of a s5 Sony laptop.
> > 		dmesg:
> > ...
> > firmware_get: failed to load firmware image iwi_bss
> > iwi0: could not load firmware
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > firmware_get: failed to load firmware image iwi_bss
> > iwi0: could not load firmware
> 
> I'm using iwiNG with FreeBSD 6.1-RC and it has the same
> problem (with ether as well) if iwi0 is already running
> and the firmware loaded.
> 
> Most of the time a few ifconfig iwi0 down/up runs get it
> working again. Sometimes I have to reload the modules.
> 
> If all iwi0 settings are done with only one ifconfig call,
> I don't see any problems.
> 
> Fabian
> -- 
> http://www.fabiankeil.de/

Hi Fabian,

thanks for your reply,.
But even with numerous down/up, ifconfig on one line,
the channel is always 1, and does not associate.

Best Regards.
raoul
rmgls@wanadoo.fr




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