From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 12 13:18:12 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 341B81065736; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:18:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsddog@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s30.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s30.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14CE08FC17; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:18:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsddog@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY134-W53 ([65.55.139.88]) by bay0-omc2-s30.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:18:11 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [79.102.133.178] From: Jim Andersson To: Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:18:11 +0100 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20090210123115.GA65828@weongyo.cdnetworks.kr> References: <20090116040425.GB66457@freebsd.weongyo.org> <20090119101623.GC81329@freebsd.weongyo.org> <20090128103926.GA82455@freebsd.weongyo.org> <20090210123115.GA65828@weongyo.cdnetworks.kr> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Feb 2009 13:18:11.0788 (UTC) FILETIME=[5ABBA8C0:01C98D14] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: 8187SE driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:18:14 -0000 > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com > Date: Tue=2C 10 Feb 2009 21:31:15 +0900 > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: 8187SE driver >=20 > On Mon=2C Feb 09=2C 2009 at 04:04:07PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wrote: > >=20 > > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com > > > Date: Wed=2C 28 Jan 2009 19:39:26 +0900 > > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com > > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Re: FW: 8187SE driver > > >=20 > > > On Tue=2C Jan 27=2C 2009 at 02:23:33PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wrote: > > > >=20 > > > > From: freebsddog@hotmail.com > > > > To: weongyo@freebsd.org > > > > Subject: RE: 8187SE driver > > > > Date: Tue=2C 27 Jan 2009 14:22:15 +0100 > > > >=20 > > > > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com > > > > > Date: Mon=2C 19 Jan 2009 19:16:23 +0900 > > > > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com > > > > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org > > > > > Subject: Re: 8187SE driver > > > > >=20 > > > > > On Sat=2C Jan 17=2C 2009 at 04:16:43PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wro= te: > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com > > > > > > > Date: Fri=2C 16 Jan 2009 13:04:26 +0900 > > > > > > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com > > > > > > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org > > > > > > > Subject: Re: 8187SE driver > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > On Thu=2C Jan 15=2C 2009 at 11:48:32AM +0100=2C Jim Andersson= wrote: > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > Is there any chance of getting my wireless card running in > > > > > > > > CURRENT. Linux says it???s a Realtek 8187SE wireless networ= k > > > > > > > > card. I have seen some driver for other 8187 cards=2C is it > > > > > > > > possible to force such driver to try identify the card? > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > Here is the output of pciconf -lv in my FreeBSD > > > > > > > > CURRENT:none1@pci0:1:0:0: class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x819910e= c > > > > > > > > chip=3D0x819910ec rev=3D0x22 hdr=3D0x00vendor =3D 'Realtek > > > > > > > > Semiconductor'class =3D network . > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > I think a thing you can try is that=2C NDISulator using ndis(= 4). AFAIK > > > > > > > there's no support for 8187SE driver until now. > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > regards=2C > > > > > > > Weongyo Jeong > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > I tried ndisulator but it didn=B4t work. I used the INF and the= SYS > > > > > > file for Windows Xp. I even tried including a cat file. > > > > > > Although one thing changed=2C the card is no longer listed when= i > > > > > > type pciconf -lv. Dunno if that=B4s good or bad? > > > > >=20 > > > > > It looks it's a bad news. Could you please show me dmesg's ouput= and > > > > > steps you followed? > > > > >=20 > > > > > regards=2C > > > > > Weongyo Jeong > > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > As far as I can see the only thing in dmesg regarding this card is: > > > >=20 > > > > pci1: on pcib3 > > > > pci1: at device 0.0 (no driver attached) > > > >=20 > > > > What I did was this: I used my windows xp drivers for the card that= I > > > > recieved with the computer. I used the .sys and the inf file. The > > > > driver loads good but no interface is shown. Is the someway to forc= e > > > > the driver to attach to pci2 somehow? > > >=20 > > > Normally if it works well the device should be detected automatically > > > and should show some messages related with ndis(4). It looks there a= re > > > another problems in your case. BTW there's no way to force the drive= r > > > to attach. > > >=20 > > > > Or is there some way to use a linux driver? Linux says its a realte= k > > > > 8187SE. > > >=20 > > > No way to use the linux driver. > > >=20 > > > regards=2C > > > Weongyo Jeong > > >=20 > >=20 > > It seems there has been a recent release of a driver for MAC/OSX > > according to this page: > > > > http://forums.msiwind.net/mac/great-news-regarding-rtl8187se-wifi-mod= ule-t3986.html > >=20 > > perhaps I can persuade them into remaking a freebsd driver=2C Darwin is > > not that far from BSD right? =3B-) >=20 > Yes. I think if we can see sources for MAC/OSX it'd could be portable > to FreeBSD according to the license. >=20 > However I tried to download a driver URL to see whether it includes > sources. All I found was `Installer87se.pkg'=3B I can't mount .pkg file > because I don't have a laptop Mac OS installed temporarily. >=20 > regards=2C > Weongyo Jeong >=20 great I have contacted them to see if we can look at the source code dunno = what they feel about that :-) _________________________________________________________________ 25 GB gratis lagring p=E5 n=E4tet - Skaffa SkyDrive nu! http://skydrive.live.com =