Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 10:35:46 -0600 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: "wireless@freebsd.org" <wireless@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org>, adrian@freebsd.org, John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net> Subject: Re: [Bug 255337] ath(4): Atheros AR9462 identified correctly but does not function Message-ID: <B6A1571A-731D-42F0-AC36-48A65892DA06@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <bug-255337-21060-KU3B3qSgDk@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-255337-21060@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> <bug-255337-21060-KU3B3qSgDk@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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You gentlemen probably have better things to do in Ottawa but I was = serious about bringing the laptop if anyone=E2=80=99s interested in = poking at it. Let me know! :) > On Apr 26, 2023, at 1:14 PM, bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org wrote: >=20 > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D255337 >=20 > John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net> changed: >=20 > What |Removed |Added > = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- > CC| |john@jnielsen.net >=20 > --- Comment #4 from John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net> --- > I have this problem as well on a Dell laptop. Same behavior on 12.3, = 12.4, > 13.1, 13.2, and today's 14-CURRENT. Everything looks okay on boot but = "ifconfig > wlan0 list scan" never returns anything and it's unable to join any = networks. I > also think the MAC address of wlan0 is odd (another commenter had the = same): > 00:02:03:04:05:06. I have never gotten the wireless to work under = FreeBSD, even > after the ifconfig up/down workaround suggested elsewhere. The laptop = does have > an switch to disable the wireless but it is in the enabled position. = One other > thing I've noticed is that when booting to Windows the Wifi LED above = the > keyboard lights up partway through the boot (when the driver attaches, = perhaps) > and stays illuminated, but it never lights up under FreeBSD. >=20 > I'd love for someone who knows anything about the wireless subsystem = to take a > look. As another commenter offered I could make the machine remotely = reachable, > or I'll be happy to drag it to BSDCan next month if anyone who will be = there > wants to poke at it. >=20 > #pciconf > ath0@pci0:4:0:0: class=3D0x028000 rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 = vendor=3D0x168c > device=3D0x0034 subvendor=3D0x1028 subdevice=3D0x020d > vendor =3D 'Qualcomm Atheros' > device =3D 'AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter' > class =3D network >=20 > #dmesg > ath0: <Atheros AR946x/AR948x> mem 0xf7000000-0xf707ffff at device 0.0 = on pci4 > ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes > ath0: [HT] enabling short-GI in 20MHz mode > ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC receive enabled > ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC transmit enabled > ath0: [HT] LDPC transmit/receive enabled > ath0: [HT] 3 RX streams; 3 TX streams > ath0: AR9460 mac 640.2 RF5110 phy 802.5 > ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x0000 >=20 > #rc.conf > create_args_wlan0=3D"country US regdomain FCC" > wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA SYNCDHCP" >=20 > #wpa_supplicant.conf > ctrl_interface=3D/var/run/wpa_supplicant > eapol_version=3D2 > ap_scan=3D1 > fast_reauth=3D1 > network=3D{ > ssid=3D"SSID_redacted" > psk=3D"PSK_redacted" > } >=20 > #ifconfig > wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 = mtu 1500 > ether 00:02:03:04:05:06 > groups: wlan > ssid "" channel 165 (5825 MHz 11a) > regdomain FCC country US ecm authmode WPA1+WPA2/802.11i privacy = MIXED > deftxkey UNDEF txpower 23 bmiss 7 mcastrate 6 mgmtrate 6 = scanvalid 60 > wme burst roaming MANUAL bintval 0 > parent interface: ath0 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >=20 > --=20 > You are receiving this mail because: > You are on the CC list for the bug. > You are the assignee for the bug. >=20
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