From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 17 18:41:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8019C1065675 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:41:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C23398FC1D for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id q2so680845uge.37 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:40:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=TTjDROs23wYSL/bjErihJB7fnzlppUpJbHl3aj1Pv90=; b=h/3aAogER7g9MkJ+mZYn/nInMniSPucGTf7MFr8xIRCWWpBG+8FTShE97xWWXFd/7E rQQHNKiuhKk7bqqpp8cy0dwiaTlYsi3X68n8HHmOnpR6lfXT5+Pv4XUzBDUM8o9ul74h tbXgR6BHN7cXqvERr6KEbdaJhWFjj+IhAuOkk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=kT7fhGxm2IF3V4yoGsc2nr/nQ+HBkx7O3qfyw67nzQVViERpGQKrsjVMGip/Xkmgm8 ELBjZaoRIwHdBUsCO/bhLhlFpQbmEKddQAmkXCVD6QV743Ra307Ep2uAsN5cCN0A22aH Eq7XBknWzWQUBTYqBA6jokAfhbtHtWiP1GVRQ= Received: by 10.67.94.10 with SMTP id w10mr8045280ugl.2.1213728040937; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:40:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org ( [79.131.199.221]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o30sm12692127ugd.84.2008.06.17.11.40.39 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:40:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48580525.8040207@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:40:37 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080607) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Sack References: <3c0b01820806170757v5565b59ne0e9d5db06f26761@mail.gmail.com> <4857D8BB.1080901@gmail.com> <3c0b01820806170852t39a6346doa6d77a655469eed9@mail.gmail.com> <3c0b01820806171123k4ceb8894hb5c889b86cebca24@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3c0b01820806171123k4ceb8894hb5c889b86cebca24@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Atheros (ath) MSI wireless embedded chipset fails to attach on 7.0-STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:41:07 -0000 Alexander Sack wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Alexander Sack wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Manolis Kiagias wrote: >> >>> Alexander Sack wrote: >>> >>>> Hello: >>>> >>>> I have installed FreeBSD-7.0-amd64 stable on my new AMD X2 Turon based >>>> notebook, a MSI-1710A (GX710Ax) which has a generic embedded >>>> controller. During boot up I notice that ATH complains with: >>>> >>>> ath_rate: version 1.2 >>>> ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) >>>> ath0: mem 0xfd7f0000-0xfd7fffff irq 16 at device 0.0 >>>> on pci2 >>>> ath0: Reserved 0x10000 bytes for rid 0x10 type 3 at 0xfd7f0000 >>>> ath0: [MPSAFE] >>>> ath0: [ITHREAD] >>>> ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13 >>>> device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6 >>>> >>>> HAL status 13 from the header file seems to indicate that the >>>> 7.0-STABLE driver doesn't support my hardware revision. Here is my >>>> pciconf -l output: >>>> >>>> >>> Maybe you could try compiling a kernel with a newer hal. This is the kind of >>> hack we use on the eeepc. Have a look at this: >>> >>> http://nighthack.org/wiki/EeeBSD >>> >> Thank you SO much for this link. That's EXACTLY what I want to do >> because I realize that this is a HAL problem. I've been searching >> like MAD where I could get an updated binary HAL for this chipset >> (PCIe based). >> > > Btw, is there any particular reason you chose the version you linked > against what's the current stable release? Also is this the only > place to get updated ath HAL's? > > -aps > > Well, the linked page is not mine ;) but I have successfully used newer editions of the madwifi driver on the eeepc, so don't let this stop you!