Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:01:42 +0200 From: Bernhard Schmidt <bschmidt@freebsd.org> To: Peter Toth <freebsd@snap.net.nz> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 6205a Message-ID: <201104280801.42503.bschmidt@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4DB8D2E0.6000400@snap.net.nz> References: <4DAE2133.20108@snap.net.nz> <201104200815.58433.bschmidt@freebsd.org> <4DB8D2E0.6000400@snap.net.nz>
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On Thursday, April 28, 2011 04:37:20 Peter Toth wrote: > On 04/20/11 18:15, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: > > On Wednesday, April 20, 2011 01:56:35 Peter Toth wrote: > >> Hi there, > >> > >> I have a company laptop which comes with the advanced centrino intel > >> chipset see bellow. > >> > >> The iwn driver requested the iwn6005fw firmware module which is not > >> available in stock FreeBSD 8.2. I've grabbed the firmware out of OpenBSD > >> repository and converted it to a proper loadable module. > >> > >> The interface is working OK for about 2 minutes (with WPA2) and then it > >> bounces UP and DOWN - if I reload wpasupplicant it will associate again > >> and works for 2 minutes then it will drop again. > >> > >> Anyone got this chipset working somehow? - seems like it is supported in > >> OpenBSD. > >> > >> Details here: > >> iwn0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 6205a> mem 0xd4000000-0xd4001fff irq 19 at > >> device 0.0 on pci37 > >> iwn0: MIMO 2T2R, MoW, address a0:88:b4:14:77:20 > >> iwn0: [ITHREAD] > >> iwn0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > >> iwn0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > >> iwn0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > >> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > Can you pull the driver files from HEAD[1] rebuild the module and > > try again? I've committed a few changes lately which fixes the > > calibration on at least the 6230(6005b). > > > > [1] http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base/head/sys/dev/iwn/ > > > I can confirm now after a few days of active usage - all is working as > expected. No errors and no link drops. Good news! I try to get the relevant MFCs done this weekend. Thanks -- Bernhard
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