From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Thu Mar 11 11:18:37 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8D0D5747BC for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:18:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Dx5zc5N9fz4jM3 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:18:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id 12BBIRO9086036; Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:18:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd-rwg@localhost) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id 12BBIRfI086035; Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:18:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <202103111118.12BBIRfI086035@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: what wlan driver to use on a 3 yr.old Pi3B? In-Reply-To: <8A453E8B-3590-453F-988F-A3D09A326ECE@xmission.com> To: wa5qjh Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:18:27 -0800 (PST) CC: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Dx5zc5N9fz4jM3 X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net has no SPF policy when checking 69.59.192.140) smtp.mailfrom=freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.61 / 15.00]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[69.59.192.140:from]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[dnsmgr.net]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[69.59.192.140:from:127.0.2.255]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.71)[0.714]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; ASN(0.00)[asn:13868, ipnet:69.59.192.0/19, country:US]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-arm] X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:18:37 -0000 > Sorry, I know this must be 10 steps backwards for most of you. > I just downloaded and burned to SDHC the new RPi3 12.2-Release and was so happy to see it "wake up"! but I have been trying for hours to get wifi up on it. I even resorted to plugging in 2 external wifi dongles, neither one of which i ever made work. but at least i found rtwn drivers in /boot/kernel. i know the wifi function is woven into the bluetooth controller, but I saw no fathomable (by me) connection to a driver. > I need help, Please. direct answers as to the driver name, links to places to read, whatever anybody is willing to share! I have successfully used run(4) and rtwn(4) devices on a RPI3B, you probably need to do one of: kldload if_run or kldload if_rtwn_usb The see if you have any wlan devices: sysctl net.wlan.devices If you do then see if you can create an interfaces: ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev run0 up or ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev rtwn0 up If you get to that stage you should hopefully be able to do the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf modes to get you on a network.. if not reach back and I can help you get that done.... > Gary Corell -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org