Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:03:49 -0700 (PDT) From: besideinfo <besideinfo@yahoo.com> To: Yousif Hassan <yousif@alumni.jmu.edu>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: Andrey <andrey.kosachenko@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Wireless on hp 6710b Message-ID: <84496.80244.qm@web43132.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <96C1A65C78C446F9AA1C0D8145355971@alderaan>
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--- Yousif Hassan <yousif@alumni.jmu.edu> wrote:
> I don't really understand what you mean here. Do
> you mean they do not show
> up in kldstat at all, or that they do show up in
> kldstat but are still
> "missing" in terms of being attached? (Both
> scenarios possible).
what I mean is that the five modules are declared in
the loader.conf, but kldstat doesn't show them up.
I tried to locate the five module using the locate
command, but the only modules presents on my notebook
are:
wlan_amrr.ko and
wpifw.ko
> > my pciconf looks like:
> > # pciconf -lv | grep -B2 -A1 3945
> > none2@pci16:0:0: class=0x028000
> card=0x135c103c
> > chip=0x42228086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
> > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
> > device = '10418086 Intel 3945ABG Wireless
> LAN
> > controller'
> > class = network
>
> I'm not sure if it'll matter - my pciconf is ever so
> slightly different:
> class=0x028000 card=0x135b103c chip=0x42228086
> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
> ^
> I have b instead of c but I doubt this matters,
> however only a developer of
> wpi could answer definitively.
>
> > However, as you can see from the
> /boot/loader.conf,
> > the missing modules are declared.
> >
> > firmware_load="YES"
> > if_wpi_load="YES"
> > wlan_load="YES"
> > wlan_amrr_load="YES"
> > legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
> > wpifw_load="YES"
> > wlan_xauth_load="YES"
> > wlan_wep_load="YES"
> > wlan_ccmp_load="YES"
> > wlan_tkip_load="YES"
> > wlan_scan_sta_load="YES"
> > wlan_scan_ap_load="YES"
> >
> > #Intel HDA Audio
> > snd_hda_load="YES".
> >
> >>>From the dmesg the only message related to the
> > wireless is the following:
> > KLD file wlan_amrr.ko - could not finalize loading
>
> It sounds like it could be because the modules are
> failing to load - which
> may *not* be a problem with the wireless card
> itself, but something else.
> If they *are* loading, but the device is not
> attaching, then the problem
> could be related to some hardware in your system.
>
> Did you try manually loading the if_wpi.ko module?
> What error do you get?
> There have been some bugs reported with certain PCI
> implementations that
> cause wpi not to attach, but I haven't (personally)
> seen any bad reports for
> HPs. My HP works, although it's a later model than
> yours. In those cases,
> the kernel module loads but doesn't attach.
>
> (Also, try not to top-post, it makes tracking the
> current spot in the
> conversation harder for new people coming into the
> thread who may want to
> help you.)
>
> --Yousif
>
>
I forgot to say that this the first time I use freeBSD
a mailing list and above my english is bad.
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