Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 12:46:55 +0100 From: Odd-Jarle Kristoffersen <gamuso@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: iBook G3/800 Airport wireless support? Message-ID: <4BDC5350-80E9-4798-AEFB-CF971999E7BB@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHSQbTBGSqZ0%2BNAe_x-kNAuHq2-WqMutyxn6R_4ZaDUqYf2V8A@mail.gmail.com> References: <3BD09A38-2C1F-4713-86A7-E8E86D6AA5C8@gmail.com> <CAHSQbTBGSqZ0%2BNAe_x-kNAuHq2-WqMutyxn6R_4ZaDUqYf2V8A@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks Justin That explains quite a bit. I guess I am better of using my time on = something else :) Not sure what I was going to use this machine for = anyways. It's getting old so I might just as well find some newer and = better hardware to play with. Thanks again for helping! And good luck with the move. 3. jan. 2013 kl. 19:03 skrev Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu>: > (writing from my phone, as I'm in the process of moving) >=20 > The original Airport card in your iBook uses the if_wi driver. However = there are a couple problems right now. The most obvious is that there is = currently no attachment for the driver for the Macio bus. You can search = this list archives for a patch I made in 2011, but the other problem = that you will run into is the if_wi driver is just broken. There are = discussions about this on FreeBSD-wireless that you can search for. >=20 > -Justin >=20 > On Jan 3, 2013 4:36 AM, "Odd-Jarle Kristoffersen" <gamuso@gmail.com> = wrote: > > > > I received a tip to post my question to this mailing list, so here = we go. > > > > I have an iBook G3/800 dual-USB which I have installed FreeBSD = 9.0-RELEASE onto. However I am unable to find the wireless network card. = This is a basic Airport card connected to the original pccard / PCMCIA = slot, not the Extreme edition. The card works well with Mac OS X 10.4. > > > > I've tried the bwi driver but no card shows up. > > > > Added the following to /boot/loader.conf > > > > if_bwi_load=3D"YES" > > wlan_load=3D"YES" > > wlan_wep_load=3D"YES" > > wlan_ccmp_load=3D"YES" > > wlan_tkip_load=3D"YES" > > wlan_amrr_load=3D"YES" > > > > Then I also tried the instructions in the handbook > > > > = http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless= .html > > > > but no wireless adapter shows up in dmesg > > > > Googling a bit I find some references to if_wi and a "man if_wi" = seems promising since I don't have the Express card, but just the PCMCIA = AirPort card which I understand is a rebranded Lucent card or something. > > > > However I have no if_wi.ko module. Does the powerpc branch support = PCMCIA/PCCARD at all? Is the if_wi replaced by if_bwi with no support = for the "simple" Airport card? > > > > pciconf -lv does not show any network devices except for the = built-in ethernet port (UniNorth/Pangea GMAC (Sun GEM). > > > > Thanks for any input on the matter. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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