Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:13:43 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Larry Vaden <vaden@texoma.net> Cc: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Subject: Re: does anyone have a recommendation for a solid FreeBSD-based 802.11b/g/n AP package for MIPS-based APs and CPEs? Message-ID: <AANLkTimpyFdFt5yV0L_khfxNXSVeMnxyqgAgHkjo0cmL@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikTRMMZHFjFOo-tWGgJ1=EVu0e2pMR8ScVVNfs9@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTik_vvgQfhh_K-OecR-CE8nBWu=A3Kuvt8BYdXSZ@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikTRMMZHFjFOo-tWGgJ1=EVu0e2pMR8ScVVNfs9@mail.gmail.com>
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Btw - in a lot of cases, "stuck beacon" is your card telling you "your RF environment is such that I'm unable to find a quiet period to consider the medium suitable to transmit." HTH, Adrian On 13 November 2010 12:12, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hiya, > > I have a Bullet M2 here on loan (I'm not sure how long I'll have it for > though.) I've done some initial investigation into what it'd take to get > FreeBSD up and running on it. > > In short: > > * It's a different SoC than what's currently supported > (ar71xx/ar724x/ar913x) - we'd have to port the SoC framework, ethernet > device and the Atheros Peripheral Bus glue (APB) > * I'm not yet sure on the radio - maybe our HAL supports it? > * It has very limited RAM/flash; squeezing FreeBSD into that won't be > impossible but it'll be a challenge. > > I've been working out the kinks in the AR9160 support at the moment in > preparation for some further 11n work. Since I'm mostly doing that in my > spare time at the moment, I've no ETA on it. > > IIRC, AirOS is based on openwrt but with a local, closed-source atheros > driver. :/ > > Ask me about the Bullet M2 in a couple weeks. I'll have finished my exams > then and I'll see if I can bring up FreeBSD on this particular SoC. > > > > Adrian > > > On 11 November 2010 16:21, Larry Vaden <vaden@texoma.net> wrote: > >> We are seeing the "stuck beacon" problem and the NETDEV WATCHDOG >> problem on Rocket M2 and Bullet M2 running AirOS 5.3-beta2 and the >> "stuck beacon" problem on Bullet 2 HP running AirOS 3.5.1 Both AirOS >> 3.x and 5.x are based on openwrt. >> >> Does anyone have a recommendation for a solid FreeBSD-based >> 802.11b/g/n AP package for the Ubiquiti family and for the Tranzeo >> EX2-8? >> >> Your input is really appreciated. >> >> kind regards/ldv >> >> Larry Vaden >> Internet Texoma, Inc. >> Serving Rural Texomaland Since 1995 >> We Care About Your Connection! >> >> XM.v5.3-beta2.6873.101018.1811# dmesg | grep -i "stuck beacon" | wc -l >> 91 >> >> [94009.052000] ath_bstuck_tasklet: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 9) >> >> XM.v5.3-beta2.6873.101018.1811# dmesg | grep -i "watchdog" >> [ 7945.985000] NETDEV WATCHDOG: wifi0: transmit timed out >> XM.v5.3-beta2.6873.101018.1811# >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >
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