Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:54:45 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: skydrome <chris2603@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, weongyo@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [bwn] bcm4311 Acer Aspire One rf switch Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmokd-hhEMGp6nCA9sb1KNoJV-t83UtLMCATHANZb1h%2BpOA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPXGr9thqx%2BBK2RBMeKWHnebm3as9s3iXOodmPt715%2BjMYyS1Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPXGr9thqx%2BBK2RBMeKWHnebm3as9s3iXOodmPt715%2BjMYyS1Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Irs very likely an acpi problem. Therell be some IO line hooked in that acpi controls. On Aug 11, 2012 7:02 PM, "skydrome" <chris2603@gmail.com> wrote: > I have the same setup as this person here > http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-29407.html > > the exactly problem is when issuing: > wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > > RF Switch LED on laptop blinks once and i receive message: > bwn0: firmware version (rev 410 patch 2160 date 0x751a time 0x7c0a) > wlan0: ieee80211_new_state_locked: pending INIT -> SCAN transition lost > bwn0: status of RF switch is changed to OFF > bwn0: please turn on the RF switch > > Now the problem is is that the aspire one bios has no bios control for > explicitly en|dis|abling the rf switch, in fact, i cannot turn it off. > When i switch it, it remains on (light is on) > > Ive tried editing if_bwn.c, removing the check for rf_onoff() but to > no avail, ill have to read the source more in depth. > I wonder what else i can do to resolve this issue. > > Extra Info: > on linux (specifically archlinux), the rf switch doesnt do anything, > doesnt even trigger a acpi event. On fbsd no acpi event is trigger > either (debug.acpi.enabel_debug_object=1) > _______________________________________________ > 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 > " >
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