Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:16:08 +0800 From: Ariff Abdullah <ariff@FreeBSD.org> To: franceschini_a@tiscali.it Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DWL-G510 aka rt61 Message-ID: <20071105001608.0dec24e1.ariff@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20071104151742.GA8181@postecom.it> References: <20071104151742.GA8181@postecom.it>
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On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:17:42 +0100
franceschini_a@tiscali.it wrote:
> Hi All,
>=20
> I recently bought a DWL-G510 because i thought it
> was supported on freebsd 6.2 trough ral device.
>=20
> Unfortunately it happens that this card is a rev C2
> model and, as I found later , this seem to not be
> correctly handled :(
>=20
> This is how the card is seen by the system:
>=20
> 00:13.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g
> Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DWL-G510 Rev C
> Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 255
> Memory at f4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
>=20
> Actually the if_ral module loads but it fails to associate:
>=20
> ral0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> ether 00:15:e9:b3:79:14
> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
> status: no carrier
> ssid homenet channel 5
> authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:40-bit wepkey
> 2:40-bit wepkey 3:40-bit wepkey 4:40-bit txpowmax 100 bmiss
> 7 protmode CTS bintval 100
>=20
> =09
> it keeps searching for the channel (it changes every time I do
> an ifconfig ral0)
>=20
> I saw that someone has filed a bug report on it (kern/109227),
> but no progress so far.
> =09
> The bug reports stats that the cards works on FreeBSD 7.0,=20
> but as far as I tried it doesn't work for me.
>=20
> I tried with ndisgen too without success.
>=20
> The cards comes up but It doesn't associate.
>=20
> Does anyone have any hint?
>=20
About the simmilar case as of me.
Try using ndisgen + Win9x drivers (rt61_9x.sys/inf from the driver
CD). Works for me (well, for now at least..).
--
Ariff Abdullah
FreeBSD
... Recording in stereo is obviously too advanced
and confusing for us idiot ***** users :P ........
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