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[217.162.217.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d47sm28406137eem.9.2013.04.07.14.22.24 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:22:25 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Giorgos Keramidas Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 23:22:21 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Ian FREISLICH Subject: Re: Centrino "Advanced"-N 6235 wireless Message-ID: <20130407212220.GA15129@saturn> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:22:33 -0000 --QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="azLHFNyN32YCQGCU" Content-Disposition: inline --azLHFNyN32YCQGCU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline On 2013-02-26 12:16, Ian FREISLICH wrote: > I have one of these "Advanced" controlers in my laptop. It's up > for grabs for an interested developer after this coming week-end. > I need to de-solder the w.FL connectors to to put them on a supported > non-Intel card to get working wifi. I will replace the on-card > connectors with u.FL. > > iwn0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x40608086 chip=0x088e8086 rev=0x24 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'Centrino Advanced-N 6235' > class = network There's a patch circulating around that enables the required firmware binary, but please talk with bschmidt@ because I think he has a very good idea about tests you can run with 802.11n features. > Contact me in private email if you're interested. > > The issues are: > 1. Need the latest Intel firmware (iwlwifi-6000g2b-18.168.6.1) > to get anything approaching connectivity. > 2. The 2.4GHz radio will absolutely not use a 20MHz channel if the > AP will do 40MHz. > 3. 40MHz channels don't work. > 4. Random disconnects every 30 minutes or so requiring a wlan0 > destroy/create to recover. The attached patch fixes iwn(4) for me on my Asus Zenbook laptop, and it does associate correctly to my home AP, but please use with care. I haven't extensively tested high traffic situations or an exhaustive list of 802.11n features. I'm happy with it for casual home use of my laptop, but please report any problems you may find... --azLHFNyN32YCQGCU Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="iwn-zenbook.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Index: sys/conf/files =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- sys/conf/files (revision 249241) +++ sys/conf/files (working copy) @@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ no-implicit-rule \ clean "iwn6000g2bfw.fwo" iwn6000g2b.fw optional iwn6000g2bfw | iwnfw \ - dependency "$S/contrib/dev/iwn/iwlwifi-6000g2b-17.168.5.2.fw.uu" \ + dependency "$S/contrib/dev/iwn/iwlwifi-6000g2b-18.168.6.1.fw.uu" \ compile-with "${NORMAL_FW}" \ no-obj no-implicit-rule \ clean "iwn6000g2b.fw" Index: sys/dev/iwn/if_iwn.c =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- sys/dev/iwn/if_iwn.c (revision 249241) +++ sys/dev/iwn/if_iwn.c (working copy) @@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ { 0x8086, 0x0886, "Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150" }, { 0x8086, 0x0896, "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130" }, { 0x8086, 0x0887, "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 130" }, + { 0x8086, 0x088e, "Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235" }, { 0x8086, 0x08ae, "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100" }, { 0x8086, 0x08af, "Intel Centrino Wireless-N 100" }, { 0x8086, 0x4229, "Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965" }, Index: sys/modules/iwnfw/iwn6000g2b/Makefile =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- sys/modules/iwnfw/iwn6000g2b/Makefile (revision 249241) +++ sys/modules/iwnfw/iwn6000g2b/Makefile (working copy) @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # $FreeBSD$ =20 KMOD=3D iwn6000g2bfw -IMG=3D iwlwifi-6000g2b-17.168.5.2 +IMG=3D iwlwifi-6000g2b-18.168.6.1 =20 .include --azLHFNyN32YCQGCU-- --QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlFh44wACgkQ1g+UGjGGA7ZqogCghd4FD4UUf7A2fM0aCNZMAk+C grgAnRYO3MsqymphXzVhvkkFMyhcE6Bz =VMdT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --QTprm0S8XgL7H0Dt--