Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 10:41:03 +0100 From: S Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Solved - Atheros AR9285 on FreeBSD-8 [WAS: Re: Wireless networking question] Message-ID: <20100501104103.00003e75@unknown> In-Reply-To: <20100501010321.GA17149@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20100424203946.GA1542@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100424210029.GA6139@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <k2xeaba3b491004261900o759d597bmd8a82995c4a7c5a0@mail.gmail.com> <20100429225213.GP77578@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100430133937.000043fc@unknown> <20100501010321.GA17149@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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Hello Chip, On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:03:21 -0700 Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > On Apr 30 2010 13:39, S Roberts wrote: > > Hello Chip, > > Good to hear from you.., > >=20 > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:52:13 -0700 > > Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > >=20 > > > On Apr 26 2010 22:00, Carl Chave wrote: > > > > > More info: =A0I found the following in the output of pciconf > > > > > -vl: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > none3@pci0:2:0:0: =A0 =A0 =A0 class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x10891a3b > > > > > chip=3D0x002b168c rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 vendor =A0 =A0 =3D 'Ather= os > > > > > Communications Inc.' class =A0 =A0 =A0=3D network > > > >=20 > > > > >From here: > > > > http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=3D174 > > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > It looks like someone has already patched 8.0-STABLE: > > >=20 > > > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D6310&highlight=3DAtheros= +AR9285 > > >=20 > > > The link to the .diff file 404's now, though. How can I get a > > > copy? > > >=20 > > > Or maybe I should just upgrade to STABLE? > > >=20 > >=20 > > Well.., personally, I'd ping the patch author to confirm, but "Yes", > > bumping to next STABLE would be the preferred option myself.., > >=20 > > Regards, > >=20 > > S Roberts >=20 > Just for closure: upgrading to 8.0-STABLE went smoothly, and the > wireless device works! >=20 Excellent - good to hear you got it all working. For posterity, I've updated the Subject Line so that others may benefit from this.., Regards, S Roberts > Thanks for the help. >=20
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