From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 10 20:18:02 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C994116A4CE for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:18:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dexter.starfire.mn.org (starfire.skypoint.net [66.93.17.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1738B43D53 for ; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:18:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@dexter.starfire.mn.org) Received: (from john@localhost) by dexter.starfire.mn.org (8.11.3/8.11.3) id j0AKI1543348 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:18:01 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from john) Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:18:01 -0600 From: John To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050110141801.A43326@starfire.mn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: WiFi PCMCIA or CardBus cards with Compaq Armada laptops? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:18:02 -0000 When I upgraded from FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE (yeah - about a year old) to FreeBSD 5.2.1, my WiFi capability went away. I have tried my own LinkSys card and borrowed a friend's NETGEAR card with essentially the same problem (it's not 100% deterministic even with the same card, so it's hard to be 100% sure, but the big picture is sure the same). With either card, the system eventually locks up so hard that the only way to shut it down is to disconnect the battery - the power switch doesn't work. Sometimes I see a Fatal Trap 19 and panic: non-maskable interrupt in (while in kernel mode), and sometimes, it just locks up right after displaying the driver line - but it isn't useful in any case. I have reported this as a hardware bug through GNATS, but it seems like it would be something someone who have noticed between 5.2.1 and now, and I sure couldn't find any similar bug reports before turning in mine. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who a) has a similar problem b) has a similar setup but does not have the problem. 802.11b cards are not expensive - I'd be quite willing to buy a new CardBus or PCMCIA card if I had a reasonable expectation of it not behaving in this way. Thanks! -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG