From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 18 09:53:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55F47106564A for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:53:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bschmidt@techwires.net) Received: from mail-ee0-f54.google.com (mail-ee0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF0D88FC15 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:53:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eekc50 with SMTP id c50so5213845eek.13 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:53:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.213.10.145 with SMTP id p17mr1739211ebp.43.1324202016212; Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:53:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from amy.lab.techwires.net (dslb-178-002-168-014.pools.arcor-ip.net. [178.2.168.14]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 58sm27531193eet.11.2011.12.18.01.53.34 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:53:35 -0800 (PST) Sender: Bernhard Schmidt From: Bernhard Schmidt To: PseudoCylon Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:53:36 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (FreeBSD/9.0-PRERELEASE; KDE/4.7.3; amd64; ; ) References: <201112171258.56891.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> <201112180759.03722.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201112181053.36699.bschmidt@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Zyxel NWD210N not accepted at boot time but after plugging it in again X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:53:38 -0000 On Sunday 18 December 2011 06:32:46 PseudoCylon wrote: > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Erich Dollansky > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Sunday 18 December 2011 06:45:18 PseudoCylon wrote: > >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: > >> > On Saturday 17 December 2011 06:58:56 Erich Dollansky wrote: > >> > > >> > run(4) tries to load the firmware on attach at which point the root > >> > filesystem isn't yet mounted. Actually I think the prefered behaviour > >> > is to load it during init, not sure this is possible for run(4) > >> > though. Someone should check this. :) > >> > > >> mmm... It seems "someone" is me. > >> > >> At the quick look, the firmware could be loaded during the init. Give > >> me a few days, I will try to change. > >> > > if you need more information, just ask me. Please do not wonder if you do not get them at the spot. I am in a very remote location where electricity is cut off during the day. > > > Actually, it was quite straight forward. The patch follows. Fine, thanks, just wasn't sure if the fw has to be loaded on attach to able to obtained whatever information. > Also, a tarball is attached which include patch to man.4/run.4 and new > firmware. I don't know what has been changed, but I'd appreciate if > you try new firmware out. Works for me, the new firmware and the fix. Given positive feedback from Erich I'm going to commit it. -- Bernhard