From owner-freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 13 04:42:29 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78082106566C for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:42:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0351A8FC0C for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:42:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wyb36 with SMTP id 36so679815wyb.13 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:42:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:sender:received :in-reply-to:references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=PcajgLhjD/FMylXLaOVvDR25+ttJPkCyoW9VemCVNro=; b=O31ks8bDPVmKe13s1nUUaO40KzdDh698I9jNoA9lpDSjFjKu4t5eiC3YuyjIRQbrFH qQP6M2j5NKL22OTcIN3kVPt354DVRWWxf3dzmQV6wc0iGxE13hTF4A7HrHO91Q0AD2gj jt1QbXBPZoHBOJn9PVBiNBUGvJdmzDGvkgs7c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; 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; b=vyMR+4gAkPTAzobcptS8KSKcsMiy/Js8DyQWcvTTkVjJzjboKhd0Z94TYG4q4nDKt8 Di9YKl+9PaJfDRdRTaVd4HuVfOzhqbTLa8cSG8Bck9LUyKraFhA9S05ZKsXoE9zrZBYK 4FPC28jnmSVZI/L9t5Bq6q6FgTfUy/Z+i1Qbo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.157.6 with SMTP id n6mr2824395wek.35.1289621623946; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:13:43 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.216.65.210 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:13:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:13:43 +0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: GnlRQ76rKKLDR72DZ3zXwwKkUxs Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Larry Vaden Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 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? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to MIPS List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:42:29 -0000 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 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 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" >> > >