From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 25 03:47:55 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 927E5106566C for ; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:47:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thompsa@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pele.citylink.co.nz (pele.citylink.co.nz [202.8.44.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 518FB8FC13 for ; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:47:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thompsa@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pele.citylink.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D6BD2BC53; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:09 +1200 (NZST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at citylink.co.nz Received: from pele.citylink.co.nz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pele.citylink.co.nz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id lQ4S2DX9h9vf; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:05 +1200 (NZST) Received: from citylink.fud.org.nz (unknown [202.8.44.45]) by pele.citylink.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:05 +1200 (NZST) Received: by citylink.fud.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3E4801142B; Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:05 +1200 (NZST) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:05 +1200 From: Andrew Thompson To: Ben Kaduk Message-ID: <20080425033105.GD49280@citylink.fud.org.nz> References: <480294E2.1000907@errno.com> <47d0403c0804242001n6a6c7c3fgcca03068b85084d9@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47d0403c0804242001n6a6c7c3fgcca03068b85084d9@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: CFT: 802.11 vap code X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:47:55 -0000 On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 03:01:29AM +0000, Ben Kaduk wrote: > Hi Sam, > > On 4/13/08, Sam Leffler wrote: > > A patch to integrate my multi-bss (aka vap) support for wireless can be > > found here: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/~sam/vap-2008051300.sh.gz > > > [sip] > > Note there are a few new drivers included: iwn (Intel 4965), bwi > > (Broadcom 43xx), and mwl (Marvell 88W8363). The iwn driver is > > unfinished; it should support 802.11n but progress has been slow > > due to poor vendor involvement. The bwi driver is experimental and > > folks are encouraged to help sephe get it into shape for commit (it > > currently is not ready CVS). mwl is provided as an example of a > > Sorry to jump in so late, but I just got a chance to compile this a couple > days ago. > > Is this vap code the same one that was committed? Something seems > to have confused my wireless card a great deal, possibly in the initialization > steps. I have a broadcom chip that will hopefully eventually be supported > by bwi, but I have been using ndis otherwise. > With a recompiled ndisulator driver, ifconfig up-ing the interface causes > the machine to panic; a vanilla ifconfig does not, but clearly the driver > is confused. This has been fixed and the entire code has been committed to CVS. I would recommend that you dont test Sams patch but rather update your box to the latest sources and try that. Andrew