From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 26 11:15:27 2011 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 9B2FC106564A for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:15:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C4DB8FC0C for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:15:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so3263738gwb.13 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=w0zFEc6chAzgPrjSdb8WU7LRJqZNOzjkASdfc61Vew0=; b=K46UJosHm+wHaqDJt0XIWd3JvAEUp0rAcCwruSDm/Fceh+XRoNWa4KY3zskZSW1QNr ylm87eb76e2a+LORCx44/hTkaKiZz50kSh+zksNLTQ8IVGTlNOzN3fwtGbTMcQTkCbaj 9vJGTo8kD8t8FxbG6fJrJcj8KF1emvf//fquY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.151.42.18 with SMTP id u18mr2106885ybj.429.1314357326645; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:26 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.150.145.21 with HTTP; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E5747C5.9070705@yandex.ru> References: <4E5747C5.9070705@yandex.ru> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:15:26 +0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 1AMv9cw05q9Q3hPdkjMP5CE9zgg Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: siba_bwn in GENERIC 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, 26 Aug 2011 11:15:27 -0000 On 26 August 2011 15:14, Ruslan Mahmatkhanov wrote: > Good day! > > Right now we have this line in GENERIC: > > #device =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 bwn =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 # Broadcom BCM43xx wi= reless NICs > > From user POV all he need to do to make his broadcom wifi work, is > to uncomment this line and recompile his kernel. But this actually not > sufficient - he also need to add device siba_bwn, and then install > net/bwn-firmware-kmod. But he will know that after recompiling his kernel > when his wireless adapter will not work as expected :). > > So may be we need to also add siba_bwn (commented out by default) in GENE= RIC > and some reference about net/bwn-firmware-kmod? I think it's a good idea, along with any other documentation related changes that need to occur. Thanks, Adrian