Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:05:57 +0300 From: Stefan Lambrev <cheffo@freebsd-bg.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Wierd issues with wifi in hostap mode in FreeBSD 11 Message-ID: <CAHtsMQ06fgrX_5noum7M9FC4tFE6N=Juojq4u3Fu_-Km-zUmWg@mail.gmail.com>
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Greetings,
I've just installed FreeBSD 11 on Soekris net5501 with the following wifi
card:
root@soekris:~ # dmesg |grep ath0
ath0: <Atheros 5413> mem 0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq 15 at device 17.0 on pci0
ath0: AR5413 mac 10.5 RF5413 phy 6.1
ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x0063
ath0@pci0:0:17:0: class=0x020000 card=0x110719b6 chip=0x001b168c
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
device = 'AR5413/AR5414 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5006X(S)
802.11abg]'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
But wat is very strange for me is that I do not see ath0 device on ifconfig:
root@soekris:~ # ifconfig ath0
ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist
At the same time if I crate wlan0 to list caps it works:
root@soekris:~ # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0
root@soekris:~ # ifconfig wlan0 list caps
drivercaps=4f8defc1<STA,FF,TURBOP,IBSS,PMGT,HOSTAP,AHDEMO,TXPMGT,SHSLOT,SHPREAMB
LE,MONITOR,MBSS,WPA1,WPA2,BURST,WME,WDS,TXFRAG>
cryptocaps=1f<WEP,TKIP,AES,AES_CCM,TKIPMIC>
root@soekris:~ #
The issues is that when I try to start wlan0 in hostap mode - FreeBSD
freezes, unfortunatelly I cannot find my serial port cable atm and cannot
see what exactly is displayed on the console but it's a hard freeze and the
device do not reboot after it e.g. power cycle is required.
When configured from rc.conf it boots and do not freeze but still says
status: no carrier and hostapd complains that the device is not configured.
snippet from rc.conf:
cloned_interfaces="bridge0"
wlans_ath0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="wlanmod hostap"
ifconfig_wlan0="ssid cheffo country bg up"
ifconfig_bridge0="addm vr0 addm vr1 addm vr2 addm vr3 addm wlan0 up"
ifconfig_bridge0_alias0="inet 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
I'm still with GENERIC kernel and there are no changes or custom cpu
optimizations done so far:
root@soekris:~ # uname -a
FreeBSD soekris.ziops-security.org 11.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 11.0-BETA3 #0
r303469: Fri Jul 29 04:28:58 UTC 2016
root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
i386
root@soekris:~ # cat /boot/loader.conf
dcons_load="YES"
dcons_crom="YES"
crypto_load="YES"
cryptodev_load="YES"
glxsb_load="YES"
if_bridge_load="YES"
wlan_xauth_load="YES"
root@soekris:~ # kldstat
Id Refs Address Size Name
1 19 0xc0400000 1a9313c kernel
2 1 0xc1e95000 80d4 geom_label.ko
3 1 0xc1e9e000 bc80 if_bridge.ko
4 2 0xc1eaa000 6ce0 bridgestp.ko
5 1 0xc1eb1000 3a70 dcons.ko
6 1 0xc1eb5000 5978 cryptodev.ko
7 1 0xc1ebb000 548c glxsb.ko
8 1 0xc1ec1000 1d6c wlan_xauth.ko
I have to mention that I've tried with 11-BETA2 first and there were the
same behaviour, and also I have used this soekris setup for few years with
FreeBSD 7 and 8 for a home wifi router so I do know that the hardware is
supported and OK, as it worked rock solid just before reinstalling it with
FreeBSD 11.
Any advice on how to get wifi working again?
Thanks!
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