From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 3 01:34:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91B961065693 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:34:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mbennett@claritysoftwaresystems.com) Received: from mail168c2.megamailservers.com (mail168c2.megamailservers.com [69.49.111.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 541868FC15 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:34:32 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-User: mbennett.claritysoftwaresystems.com Received: from [127.0.0.1] (74-84-99-169.client.mchsi.com [74.84.99.169]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail168c2.megamailservers.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o130krTD024830 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:46:54 -0500 Message-ID: <4B68C77D.2060300@claritysoftwaresystems.com> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:46:53 -0600 From: Mark Bennett User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Wireless ath0 configuration on 8.0-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:34:32 -0000 Hi, I've been beating my brains out off and on for several days trying to get a wireless card with an Atheros chip to work on 8.0. Maybe somebody can help, but the on-line documentation seems to be stuck on version 7.2 and I've Googled till I'm blue in the face trying to find just one simple, straight-forward how-to for this version. I'm not wanting anything fancy. I just want this laptop with an Atheros card to associate to my access point with WPA2. I've tried two different cards, same results. Here are pertinent facts about my configuration: ==================================== Output of uname -v FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 21 15:48:17 UTC 2009 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 ------------------------------------ Entire content of /boot/loader.conf if_ath_load="YES" wlan_ccmp_load="YES" ------------------------------------ Edited content of /etc/rc.conf pccard_enable="YES" vaps_ath0="wlan0" # wlans_ath0="wlan0" # ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" defaultrouter="192.168.5.100" ------------------------------------ Edited content of /etc/rc.conf network={ ssid="CLARITY" psk="MYWPAKEY" } ====================================== When I issue the command: ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 It echoes the following: wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:20:e0:37:8a:ca At this point, everything seems to be OK. When I issue the command: wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -dd -s -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf It echoes the following: ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=7): 43 4c 41 52 49 54 59 CLARITY PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=63): [REMOVED] PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED] It hangs at this point, with the power/activity lights on the NIC alternately flashing. Breaking this command echoes this: ^Cioctl[SIOCS80211, op 26, arg 0x0]: Operation not supported Feb 2 19:28:38 pierce wpa_supplicant[1274]: Failed to disable WPA in the driver. ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 26, arg 0x0]: Operation not supported ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x28406140 user_data=0x2840d040 handler=0x8069f40 ========================================== ifconfig for both ath0 and wlan0 show "status: no carrier" The issue seems to be the "Failed to disable WPA in the driver" error, but I don't know at what point this failure happens, or what to do differently to fix it. Any and all help is appreciated. -- ++ Mark Bennett Clarity Software Systems (417) 864-4404 The perfect name for a band: "Fruitless Googling" I want credit for this.