Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:30:44 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: ss griffon <ssgriffonuser@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient issues and atheros 9285 wireless card Message-ID: <BANLkTikdhQSaKS=iWnxp_z1xJoYL-=OxxA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinfS8oy_08%2B%2B1nCsNmVitZ6u8HoZA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, PLease check the freebsd-wireless archives. I've linked to a forum post where I explain how to build the -HEAD driver under -8. (That's how I was doing development.) Adrian On 30 May 2011 23:51, ss griffon <ssgriffonuser@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use FreeBSD 8.2 on my Eee netbook. I am having issues > with my atheros 9285 card which seems to be directly related to this > bug: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=149307 > > I can create my wlan0 device and connect to my router using > wpa_supplicant. However, when I try to use dhclient to get an ip > addr, it doesn't seem to be able to communicate with the router. I > have also tried to set a static IP addr and ping the router but that > did not work. dmesg reports multiple 'bb hang detected 0x80' errors. > I'm almost positive that this card worked in previous versions of > FreeBSD. > > I haven't yet tried to update to the freebsd-current as mentioned in > the bug report, but I will when I get a chance. Has anybody else > gotten this card to work? Are there any known work arounds? Maybe > using the windows driver with the ndis wrapper. > > I have a bit of Linux kernel development experience and I would be > happy to help squash this bug. Just let me know how I can help. > > Keep up the good work, > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >home | help
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