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([190.177.198.67]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 34sm15590473yxm.25.2009.02.23.12.13.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:13:59 -0800 (PST) From: Gonzalo Nemmi To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:13:53 -0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <9a52b1190902230851j32a91ea3n130af1d780945ec3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9a52b1190902230851j32a91ea3n130af1d780945ec3@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200902231813.53482.gnemmi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: broadcom wireless card BCM94311MCG on FreeBSD 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:14:02 -0000 On Monday 23 February 2009 2:51:05 pm Saifi Khan wrote: > Hi all: > > Compaq C301TU laptop has a Broadcom chipset based wireless card and > i'm unable to make it work on FreeBSD 7.1 > > Using the ndisgen approach with bcm5wls.sys and bcm5wls.inf files > creates a driver file which on kldload causes a kernel panic. > > Interestingly on the same laptop, there is a ethernet card of RTL > 8139, which is also not detected by FreeBSD 7.1 . However, lets not > worry about that for the time being. > > With Gentoo Linux, i've configured the Linux kernel to use the native > bcm43xx driver and using the bcm43xx-fwcutter, i've been able to > install the firmware and get the wireless card to work. > > Here is the lspci -v -nn details as collected from the Linux side. > > 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan > mini-PCI (rev 01) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1364 > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > SERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 > Region 0: Memory at 88000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- > Queue=0/0 Enable- > Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 > Capabilities: [d0] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 > DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s > <4us, L1 unlimited > ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- > DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > Unsupported- > RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- > MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes > DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- > AuxPwr- TransPend- > LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, > Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us > ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- > LnkCtl: ASPM L0s Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- > Retrain- CommClk+ > ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- > LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- > SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel > Kernel driver in use: bcm43xx > Kernel modules: bcm43xx > > i don't intend to buy another wireless add-on card or another old laptop. > > Would be thankful, if anybody can suggest how i can get the Wireless > card work to with FreeBSD 7.1 or FreeBSD 8.0 snapshot. > Additional tips for getting the ethernet card to work will also be > appreciated. You should take a look in here if your trying to get the BCM4311 up and running: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=170&highlight=BCM RTL 8139 seems to be fully supported on 7.1 .. just take a look at: /sys/dev/re/if_re.c Regards -- Blessings Gonzalo Nemmi