From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 28 00:32:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C09E16A4DF for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:32:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0102.google.com (wx-out-0102.google.com [66.249.82.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BF4F43D6B for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:32:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwilde1@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id s16so185030wxc for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:32:25 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=JQC1CU5Ki+2sxWbkSdGVrIoV9TGflqBdxRb+bZIiWYefKqoRN9tF77jlcP16+YOELNEYIaRj3D6GCWYdVlQnu7cER7M3AJWnSW3An3qO43pU9sCSKDs9rGVyqD9ZZkairvWTP4YXJblhBjwBWyjqVUbjBQy9xfj6wZTU0iVlPwQ= Received: by 10.70.7.7 with SMTP id 7mr1488146wxg; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:32:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.16.9 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:32:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:32:23 -0500 From: "Don Wilde" Sender: dwilde1@gmail.com To: "Max Laier" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200607271822.k6RIMHp2097311@crimson.hydrus.org.uk> <200607272244.13115.max@love2party.net> X-Google-Sender-Auth: ac2b50c35990bae6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi(4) in RELENG_6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:32:32 -0000 On 7/27/06, Don Wilde wrote: > > On 7/27/06, Don Wilde 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 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? > By removing the hardwired 'channel 11 authmode shared' from both sides, I have been able to connect successfully with WEP authentication. Thanks for all your suggestions, guys! :D