Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:52:31 +0100 From: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: "Sami M'Barek" <saamii@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel 3945 ABG Message-ID: <46A7559F.1020808@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20070725054913.a8a3da17.saamii@gmail.com> References: <20070613161933.GE94179@parmesan.sis.pasteur.fr> <20070613231430.GB8222@kattx.box> <467352BC.20008@clearchain.com> <20070725054913.a8a3da17.saamii@gmail.com>
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Sami M'Barek wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:32:20 +0930 > Benjamin Close <Benjamin.Close@clearchain.com> wrote: > >> The driver is coming along but isn't ready for prime time. I've just >> pulled in the latest changes from OpenBSD for the tx power on the card >> and things are starting to become a lot more functional. >> Though the driver is currently broken under 7-current due to the import >> of the new wifi framework. With any luck there' be a call for testers in >> a couple of days. >> >> If you want to read more about the state of the driver or grab the old >> version checkout: >> >> http://www.clearchain.com/wiki/Wpi and track the progress in the p4 >> repository. >> >> Cheers, >> Benjamin >> >> Sami M'Barek wrote: >>> Benjamin Close is the maintainer of the wpi port project if i'm not that of much the track. >>> you can find a test driver on his site clearchain. >>> i my self never got this driver to work in a 6.2 system. but on a 7-current it rolled just fine from time to time. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 06:19:36PM +0200, Thomas Hummel wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Does anyone knows the status of the support for the Intel 3945ABG >>>> wireless chip ? >>>> >>>> openbsd and netbsd has the 'wpi' drivers, a version of which had been >>>> around in some freebsd lists. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thomas Hummel >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Hi i tried to build the new driver release on my 7-CURRENT install. > But ofcourse i got some problems :). > > The sysctl legal oid option does not exist. > > Add it to /boot/loader.conf (from the manpage) This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. For the loaded firmware to work the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE must be agreed to and the following line be added to loader.conf(5): legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 Vince > -- > Sami M'Barek <saamii@gmail.com>
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