Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:14:29 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3-RC1 with HP nc6000 and Atheros 5212 card Message-ID: <20041028191429.GB21348@seven.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <20041028183605.GA21348@seven.alameda.net> References: <20041028183605.GA21348@seven.alameda.net>
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 11:36:06AM -0700, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > I tried to load the if_ath driver on this HP nc6000 notebook. This is > on 5.3-RC1, build from source yesterday. When I do kldload if_ath, I get: > > ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0x90080000-0x9008ffff irq 11 at device 4.0 on pci2 > ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 > ath0: failed to allocate descriptors: 12 > device_attach: ath0 attach returned 12 > > Anyone idea to make this work? To reply to myself: edit /boot/loader.conf and add: if_ath_load="YES" Made it load: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0x90080000-0x9008ffff irq 11 at device 4.0 on pci2 ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 ath0: Ethernet address: 00:0b:cd:59:e8:09 ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps ath0: turbo rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps I have no wireless access point here right now, so I can't test it actually working. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://seven.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html
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