From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 16 18:17:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4009B1065693 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:17:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailinglists@alchemy-networks.co.uk) Received: from mail.alchemy-networks.co.uk (cl-595.lon-02.gb.sixxs.net [IPv6:2a01:348:6:252::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F119A8FC17 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:17:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from desktop1.alchemy-networks.co.uk ([10.0.0.33]) by mail.alchemy-networks.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1NKySr-0006Ot-Ah; Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:09 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: "Paul G Webster" , "Eugene Dzhurinsky" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20091003110914.GB71004@office.redwerk.com> <20091216180338.GA75403@office.redwerk.com> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:17:16 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Paul G Webster" Organization: WorldForMe Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.01 (FreeBSD) Cc: Subject: Re: Atheros WIFI is not recognized on FreeBSD 8.0-RC1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:17:24 -0000 Would also like to say, 8.0-RELEASE. it seems that setting the correct 'rev' in the devid.h somehow conflicts with another AR card.. On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:09:10 -0000, Paul G Webster wrote: > Hi same problem here as well, I tried fixing it in devid.h but doing so > causes a compilation error, I have no idea where to go from here either, > its a shame that the card seems to be supported but the driver does not > notice it. sorry about the double reply by the way Eugene I replied > directly to you by accident in the first mail > > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:38 -0000, Eugene Dzhurinsky > wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 02:09:14PM +0300, Eugene Dzhurinsky wrote: >>> Hi there! >>> >>> I am facing some strange issue with recognizing the wifi card on my >>> ASUS K40IN >>> laptop. >>> >>> pciconf -lv shows me the following: >>> >>> none5@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x10891a3b chip=0x002b168c >>> rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >>> vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >>> class = network >>> >>> On wiki page >>> http://wiki.freebsd.org/AsusEee#head-47f2e69f1dd87ec8920929cef682552933095ce6 >>> >>> there is the statement: >>> >>> Wireless Atheros 9285 (supported in 8.0 only?) class=0x028000 >>> card=0x10891a3b chip=0x002b168c rev=0xc0 hdr=0x00 >>> >>> the only difference is in "rev" property - 0x01 != 0xc0 >>> >>> The question is - is it possible to change something in the sources of >>> kernel >>> so the card will be recognized? And can somebody please explain what I >>> should >>> to try out? >> >> Hi again! I updated to 8.0 stable - but the Atheros card still not >> recognized >> :( >> >> Can somebody please elucidate - are there any plans for supporting this >> device >> in FreeBSD? >> >> Thank you in advance! >> > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/