Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:22:02 -0500 From: "Don Wilde" <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> To: "Max Laier" <max@love2party.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi(4) in RELENG_6 Message-ID: <eefa2c8b0607271722m716d1ce0lae3376c5920c39b4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <eefa2c8b0607271700r7c1e7248r1586590a40fb26e2@mail.gmail.com> References: <eefa2c8b0607271001u59b5f69eq51ee33d0c72eb63@mail.gmail.com> <200607271822.k6RIMHp2097311@crimson.hydrus.org.uk> <eefa2c8b0607271201v378a032fheb020b583fbe2e45@mail.gmail.com> <200607272244.13115.max@love2party.net> <eefa2c8b0607271700r7c1e7248r1586590a40fb26e2@mail.gmail.com>
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On 7/27/06, Don Wilde <Don@silver-lynx.com> wrote: > > > > On 7/27/06, Max Laier <max@love2party.net> wrote: > > > > [Please don't top-post] > > > > On Thursday 27 July 2006 21:01, Don Wilde wrote: > > > Yes, I have. I just did another CVSup, and when I recompiled -kmod it > > did > > > indeed put a bunch of .ko files in /build/modules, but a) I still get > > a > > > whole bunch of Can't load firmware complaints, and b) it doesn't work. > > It > > > goes through the DISCOVER process, but doesn't get any offers it > > > recognizes. I've tried this both with an open DHCP and also with my > > > parameters wired in. > > > > > > Hardware notes: Dell 6100 Inspiron with 2200G iwi. I have heard from > > > another gent who has a 2200G pci card and is having the same problem > > with > > > STABLE. > > > > > > This all was working two weeks ago. > > > > Just to get the facts straight and assembled in one place: > > > > You are running a somewhat recent RELENG_6, have net/iwi-firmware-kmod > > installed and "device iwi" and "options firmware" built into your > > kernel? > > > > When do you get the "Can't load firmware" messages? What does kldstat > > [-v] > > say before and after that point? Can you try "kldload iwi_bss" before > > and > > see if that gets you up and running? > > > > > On 7/27/06, Mark Willson <mark@hydrus.org.uk> wrote: > > > > Have you tried using the firmware from iwi-firmware-kmod, rather > > than > > > > iwi-firmware. I am using the former on a Thinkpad T42 and it is > > working > > > > ok. > > > > Hi, Max - > > I did so, and it appears that the module is already loaded. It seems that > the problems occur because my system is also trying to load the old firmware > somehow. > > A more disturbing issue is that my rc.conf seems to be being read twice. I > see the kldstat reports (with my echo commands) being printed four times > instead of the two I'm requesting. Attached are my rc.conf and dmesg. > Okay, I've gotten it working with all encryption off (raw DHCP). All the nasty messages went away, so I'll see what's changed in the ifconfig options. ifconfig_iwi0="DHCP ssid rewired channel 11 authmode shared weptxkey 1 wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890" Can anybody spot it off the top?
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