Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:06:11 +0000 (GMT) From: wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG (Bill Paul) To: wsk@gddsn.org.cn (Suken Woo) Cc: mv@roq.com, hardware@freebsd.org, mobile@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netgear WG511 drivers help Message-ID: <20051018200611.7474E16A42F@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <43544BCE.90601@gddsn.org.cn> from Suken Woo at "Oct 18, 2005 09:11:42 am"
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> Suken Woo Wrote: > > >> lists: > >> the Netgear WG511 dosen't support on freebsd and ndis wrapper doesn't > >> work either > >> anybody could give any help?? > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > >> > > Did your Netgear WG511 say 'Atheros' on its packaging? > > what does pciconf -lv say about it? > > > > I have a WG511T and it works fine its a Atheros. > > > > Mike > > > > > the WG511 useing the difference chip set i though. and here's my > pciconfig -lv lists: > none1@pci3:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x4e001385 chip=0x1faa11ab rev=0x03 > hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd)' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > and some dmesgs: > cardbus0: Resource not specified in CIS: id=14, size=10000 > cardbus0: <network, ethernet> at device 0.0 (no driver attached) > > BTW,my card's type is WG511 v2. I have the following: none7@pci1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x1faa11ab chip=0x1faa11ab rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd)' class = network subclass = ethernet This is a Marvell 8335 card, and it works with the latest incarnation of Project Evil in -current: ndis0: <Marvell Libertas 802.11b/g Wireless (8335)> mem 0x88010000-0x8801ffff,0x88020000-0x8802ffff irq 9 at device 0.0 on cardbus0 ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1 Note however that I've been experiencing a peculiar problem with my particular card and laptop. The card is a no-name brand ("Mentor"), and I'm using it in my Sony Vaio Picturebook laptop. For the most part it works ok: I can initialize it, get it to associate, I can even do WPA2 with it using wpa_supplicant. The only problem is that after it's been running for a while (usually several hours, though sometimes sooner), the laptop will freeze up. Typically when it happens, one of the LEDs on the card will be flashing, which I think means it's become disassociated or the re-keying interval has expired. Sadly, since the whole laptop wedges up completely, I have no clue what's causing the problem. I haven't noticed the same problem when testing the same card with my Soekris board at home, and I don't have another laptop or card to test it with, so I'm at a bit of a loss. I've tried everything I can think of to try and get the laptop to cough up some useful info but with no joy. The fact that I can only get it to crash maybe once or twice a day doesn't help. I suspect the issue is related to WPA2 somehow, so if you're not going to use that, you may not notice any problems. Give it a try and see what happens. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (510) 749-2329 | Senior Engineer, Master of Unix-Fu wpaul@windriver.com | Wind River Systems ============================================================================= <adamw> you're just BEGGING to face the moose =============================================================================
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