Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 16:40:11 +0100 From: Miguel Clara <miguelmclara@gmail.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: Anders Bolt-Evensen <andersbo87@icloud.com>, "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Atheros AR9460 and Acer Aspire V17 Nitro on FreeBSD 11 not working Message-ID: <CADGo8CW=gBrTizSc7T5Vf5TAnMdT2e8BnsX4-Ov%2BVZ-zk%2BmXEw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmonUmP1HUbgyEboFrVto1dt_-S6DEpdkWbDc5jixEBAqeg@mail.gmail.com> References: <550C505F.2030809@icloud.com> <CAJ-VmokPfyR1mkTX5S6yOTDgEDTSFYm11eCgVZPg9vY0if=8dA@mail.gmail.com> <550C9CEF.4040302@icloud.com> <CAJ-VmokOZaoEVYboOFTpW1b_s6DEYJDn%2BwCtbuV-5puBii59gw@mail.gmail.com> <CAN6yY1tCsfmSBwQbv2fb8iFxJw6GEDK14U%2BoFi%2BcrPsYfvNH1Q@mail.gmail.com> <550D2932.3090101@icloud.com> <CADGo8CWx=L3_m9rNZXY8_Xk0MTeEsxj3B4UqgjzEPaf%2BxpjpAQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmo=d5vDSXHR0OocjWoaJTGdCiWAQxzSAK5UnuwFg6=CW9w@mail.gmail.com> <CADGo8CXUAN7T2Wq=r3MpNWHe=deWURM0qxtTUEvJthjwsEj1DA@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmon=S3JYjnGm2cKgECrECAnE9A2hi1EC3_o1H9YyPZdcpA@mail.gmail.com> <CADGo8CUj3DF0Yh6vdLc5D0vaFd0vYht07w4TZ7oK2HBv7yJg8A@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmom6Uq%2BSZrzO4%2B5pZte%2BaT8Bu9Mu7KcwAPqqzmCE_Zh9Yg@mail.gmail.com> <EFFE97A7-EC58-4FD8-AF9C-985A73B50DC7@gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmokd0xCozNAko-jnoB=OH8WeLTZUV8ZYxFo7uKf4vLvp9g@mail.gmail.com> <55105594.7020300@icloud.com> <CAJ-Vmom_pHeYe95LepGmzzYfLMg6S=hLQML9a6N3XjLMXBPO%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <5572C39E.6070205@icloud.com> <CAJ-VmonS0s1H78iV0SyTDj0QYX4u19ndkjfhuuaHf8MWp2%2B6kg@mail.gmail.com> <CADGo8CXdcJEVKPhZ6kQS7GKm%2BCmXBxa8EecRFaJbAaH-wWQhqA@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-VmonUmP1HUbgyEboFrVto1dt_-S6DEpdkWbDc5jixEBAqeg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > If I had to hazard a guess, it's either: > > * a verison of the NIC that has some funky support that I haven't seen > yet, and I have to port from ath9k, and/or > * it has rfkill enabled by default somehow, and I have to go fix that. > > I know these are expensive, but this is what it's like doing hardware. > :) Matt Dillon @ DragonflyBSD bought me the Asus zenbook so I could > fix the wifi there, and that's why the zenbook works great now. > Want to trade the zenbook for the Acer S3 391? :P I was acctually considering buying a zenbook and selling this one to get the If I get a good deal, I want moaaar RAM and this can't have more than 4G But seriously now, the this model should be less than 600$, so its half the price of the V17 Nitro, I can't buy one but maybe someone can? > > -adrian > > > On 6 June 2015 at 08:29, Miguel Clara <miguelmclara@gmail.com> wrote: >> This the same card I have on a Acer S3 391 (which would be much >> cheaper for you Adrian, in case anyone wants to buy you one with this >> cards sadly I don't have the money) >> >> Anyway I see this issue but not always and there was a time where it >> worked fine, (I've mailled about this before, and I'm not sure if >> there's a PR) list scan seems to work but list only a few networks >> (but I guess this means at some point scan got some results) >> Also, If you know the netwroks detail you can at least add them to >> wpa_supplicant.conf and it works fine for both 2.4 and 5Ghtz. >> >> >> Melhores Cumprimentos // Best Regards >> ----------------------------------------------- >> Miguel Clara >> IT - Sys Admin & Developer >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm sorry - it's likely something silly like rfkill, but I'd have to >>> fiddle around with the laptop to make it work. They're unfortunately >>> $1200, so I can't just go and buy one to make it work. >>> >>> If someone's willing to buy me and ship one to me, I'll go figure out >>> what the deal is. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> -adrian >>> >>> On 6 June 2015 at 02:55, Anders Bolt-Evensen <andersbo87@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> Is there any news regarding an eventual solution to my problems with the >>>> Atheros AR9460 driver not working? >>>> >>>> Over a couple of weeks I ran Ubuntu on this machine, the Atheros driver on >>>> Linux seems to work fine, before I decided to switch back to FreeBSD. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 03/23/2015 20:02, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>>>> >>>>> No, it's something in the ath driver and ath_hal code. >>>>> >>>>> I'm sorry, I've been busy debugging other things in my limited spare >>>>> time; I just haven't had the chance to sit down and look at the rfkill >>>>> code. :( >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -a >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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