From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 8 19:53:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC78916A41B for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86BB613C474 for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 19:53:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id m08JqlCR080542 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:52:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Message-ID: <4783D48F.70903@errno.com> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:52:47 -0800 From: Sam Leffler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: eculp References: <20080102131235.90487gl2eirnkw00@intranet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <20080102131235.90487gl2eirnkw00@intranet.encontacto.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-DCC--Metrics: ebb.errno.com; whitelist Cc: freebsd-mobile Subject: Re: 802.11 Wireless Problem with Atheros 5424/2424 on Current AMD64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:53:02 -0000 eculp wrote: > On an Acer 5520/5679 laptop, I don't see a way to get wireless > working. I'm running: > > 8.0-CURRENT-200712 FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT-200712 #0: Sun Dec 30 11:33:37 > CST 2007 > > The dmesg shows it detected but can't attach: > > ath0: mem 0xf2200000-0xf220ffff irq 19 at device > 0.0 on pci5 > ath0: [ITHREAD] > ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13 > device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6 > > pciconf -lv shows: > > ath0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x04281468 chip=0x001c168c > rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' > device = 'AR5006 family 802.11abg Wireless NIC' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > > Is there something else that I can do? If you can confirm that this > isnīt supported, I will go out a buy a pcmcia card. If anyone knows > of a list of 802.11 cards that work with amd64 even if they are usb, > would also be appreciated. > > Thanks for any help, I believe this card is an XB63 (not A/B/G but only B/G). If so then Atheros contributed support to the madwifi project in the form of a patch against the i386 (only) hal.o file; you can retrieve it from their svn repo/web site. I am working on an updated hal build that includes support for this and other newer ath parts but it's blocked by a showstopper bug. No ETA. Sam