From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 20:51:40 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 63595D54 for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:51:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lb0-x230.google.com (mail-lb0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c04::230]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DBA08334D for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:51:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lb0-f176.google.com with SMTP id u10so10110438lbd.35 for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:51:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=sbTeLZYosQ0gfHGwUHFw7a9Ej7llvhGmTvL3BXWFGK8=; b=SCTnf2ECfxd+W/exAX0353ULQ53VuoeHjIv3NJCxrfljU+oOkbN75VMCn7umeBoD+M tg/Kg5CuJxxUedp5bSsKajqPPO3FsTOY3OmYQ4VYJokZL1ROezI6NJRSEk2DICLhHtUh UJ8p6PGtUc+0/8yvVdBfjdCP70CQKgAHwCxdKTvG0CqJpJQcrE+ReKweY9LF46Yxe4GN fakoAhmDRGpWxnlV0DO9nLQtHAoYWcXPPKN7J5Fra3C6yH+/lAI06Vw/KET3Q7CsaK7u tMMp50HR66XShXEf5y25oGGDgXFpYbG7CbfOAUVEV7z9T6SlrgJ7vvDnWxD+6DW/Vbna 1Z+w== X-Received: by 10.112.98.140 with SMTP id ei12mr6545907lbb.6.1408740697676; Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:51:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from free10 (pppoe240h173.ppp.kmv.ru. [94.124.240.173]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id bz10sm45093224lbb.10.2014.08.22.13.51.34 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:51:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by free10 (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:51:33 +0400 Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:51:33 +0400 From: Dmitry Sarkisov To: leeoliveshackelford@surewest.net Subject: Re: how to install wireless n.i.c. on FreeBSD 9.1 Message-ID: <20140822205133.GA3693@aperturescience.loc> Mail-Followup-To: Dmitry Sarkisov , leeoliveshackelford@surewest.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE-p7 amd64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:51:40 -0000 On 22-08-2014, Fri [12:00:47], leeoliveshackelford@surewest.net wrote: > > > Good morning, dear FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am attempting to install a > wireless network interface circuit on a computer running FreeBSD 9.1. I > have read the very thorough instructions written by Messrs. Marc > Fonvielle and Murray Stokely in the currently posted Chapter 30 of the > FreeBSD Handbook. I did not find in that chapter a specification of the > version or versions of FreeBSD to which it applied. The circuit board is > manufactured by T-LInk, and uses an Atheros integrated circuit I have > followed as closely as possible those instuctions, to no avail. The > printed circuit board is located at slot 4. About it, dmesg.boot reads > only the following: pci40: at device 0.0 (no driver attached). > My interpretation of this message is that the operating system sees that > there is a circuit board in slot 4, and that it has something to do with > networking, and otherwise knows nothing about it. I have checked the > /dev directory, and find listed in it none of the driver files mentioned > in Chapter 30. I had expected to receive error messages for lines in the > configuration files calling for driver files that could not be located, > but the only error message generated was "SYNCDHCP not found." This line > does not occur in dmesg.boot, but in response to the command (I forgot > which command). How do I obtain and install the missing driver files? > Why does the fact that they are missing not generate error notices? Any > and all comments are appreciated. If these questions have already been > answered many times before, please do not flame me. Just let me know > where I should have looked for the answers. Thank you. Lee > It looks like your particular device is not being recognized. You may check ath(4) man page, it might give you some hints how to run your card. -- Dmitry. /---> -------+----> \--->