From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 12 21:58:17 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37DCF16A400 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:58:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mkhitrov@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA96513C45B for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:58:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mkhitrov@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id z31so1709026nzd for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:58:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=BMxkPqXAajb9LJbCb44jHBpnBXnqzsSfed2z7u0pjwSlgokI5suZg5cytBhLUA+6XVwY4m3zzr/NSWkC7T456XjyhG4xJXZjhIaSV8mdDOSKTsI0jmK7Xx2dhJLCCLiRQhVcpyIdgNqJSZUrr2TmwIqAle8eVjPJyBJLoqNCDII= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=jctlDIcNezCTqjYh1xRkUTnc6V6b7TovSMAMrHF6guo5sW5ZZe5XUCs7/CDhf4ChUVLG+SggHmY979Dt8yw5zjj4ozynicW3p3n4eI/cslrjOknNYXMuzvv4KyNNyCdPHpf1g3egDnA96wQ4Nor52+d1mLA7cpbKOkuVSlJMnxU= Received: by 10.142.251.9 with SMTP id y9mr372100wfh.1181685495361; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:58:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.254.1 with HTTP; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:58:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <26ddd1750706121458n72809abei2296e79caa3f12ec@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:58:15 -0400 From: "Maxim Khitrov" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <466EF52D.2080800@jessikat.plus.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <466EF52D.2080800@jessikat.plus.net> Subject: Re: iwi won't switch on at boot 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, 12 Jun 2007 21:58:17 -0000 On 6/12/07, Robin Becker wrote: > I have an acer laptop with an intel 2200 wifi; when I had PCBSD 1.3 > installed I could boot from cold and have the wireless start up properly > (it's using wpa with a hidden ssid ap). After I installed freebsd 6.2 I > cannot get the wireless to come up on first boot. I seem to have to > switch the wireless on and then reboot. I think under PCBSD is used to > have to do something like > sysctl dev.iwi.0.radio=1 > in one of the startup scripts to make this work. Now however when I > execute that I see a message saying that oid is read only. Is there some > way to get this wifi starting properly again? > > -- > Robin Becker > > various bits of information > > $ uname -a > FreeBSD xxx.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 11:05:30 > UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > $ kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 15 0xc0400000 70794c kernel > 2 1 0xc0b08000 1adb8 linux.ko > 3 1 0xc0b23000 e1a8 if_iwi.ko > 4 2 0xc0b32000 2d60 firmware.ko > 5 1 0xc0b35000 2cf4 wlan_acl.ko > 6 1 0xc0b38000 59f20 acpi.ko > 7 1 0xc4f27000 4000 logo_saver.ko > $ pkg_info | grep iwi > iwi-firmware-2.4_7 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver Firmware > iwi-firmware-kmod-3.0_2 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Firmware Kernel Module > > $ cat /boot/loader.conf > if_iwi_load="YES" > firmware_load="YES" > wlan_load="YES" > wlan_acl_load="YES" > wlan_wep_load="YES" > wlan_ccmp_load="YES" > wlan_tkip_load="YES" > > messages > ====== initial boot > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: mem 0xb010 > 1000-0xb0101fff irq 17 at device 4.0 on pci6 > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:ce:a1:2e:8e > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: radio turned off > > ====== after switch pressed > Jun 10 08:55:17 xxx kernel: iwi0: radio turned on > > ====== after reboot > Jun 10 09:14:44 xxx kernel: iwi0: mem 0xb010 > 1000-0xb0101fff irq 17 at device 4.0 on pci6 > Jun 10 09:14:44 xxx kernel: iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:ce:a1:2e:8e Take a look at this thread, it helped me get iwi working on my Fujitsu laptop: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48251&page=2&pp=15#postmenu_254754 - Max