Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:12:58 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD10 Atheros wifi not working Message-ID: <535116CA.9060009@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=RNHumJNAZmz28jbNk2_ntYSTz2iCdrfF%2BUAO0kxSPCQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <534B32FA.30500@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmok9Y2Dkgh=x2kP8su7LjrVo==ijSJ5GYrc=wzZv0uwNgQ@mail.gmail.com> <534BC380.90608@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmomb2d7jdPRmruaYK1LJ6gZ62_=4N3Ko9Z2eANLJ02c6Rw@mail.gmail.com> <534E80AB.4000007@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmoksxv3skF21fhJkYUKpitcadfd9d-L2WAXBDaQvFawo3g@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-VmokfbMn9GnUdGEE-2XssO1TuoZ0%2Bs04J1oU1qs5cGrb3rQ@mail.gmail.com> <5350780F.2070806@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmo=RNHumJNAZmz28jbNk2_ntYSTz2iCdrfF%2BUAO0kxSPCQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/18/14 21:15, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 17 April 2014 17:55, Da Rock > <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: >> On 04/18/14 04:01, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>> .. and unfortunately I've never been able to source the AR9285 variant >>> you're using. :( >> Would you like me to send you mine through the channels? As long as you can >> tell me one that does actually work without errors (probably the one you're >> using ;) ). > Well, what's the part number on it? :P > > I have a lot of AR9285's that work. It may be your actual laptop setup > (antennas, noise inside the unit, etc.) Its out of a Compaq CQ series. Atheros - IC: 4104A-AR5B95H. > >>> >>> -a >>> >>> On 17 April 2014 11:00, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> So, try eliminating the whole rc script mess for wpa_supplicant. >>>> >>>> * Don't put ath0/wlan0 in your startup config (rc.conf) >>>> * Do it manually: >>>> >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 >>>> # wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf & >>>> >>>> see if that's more stable. >> Well I've been trying the standard treatment from the beginning, which is >> why I gave it a shot in the list only after the attempt. It only works >> intermittently; but I have noticed that killing wpa_supplicant does reduce >> the error messages which probably shouldn't be a surprise. Running wpa again >> and they come back yet again unless it decides it will work. Having said >> that, even of it is wpa_supplicant not working from the beginning isn't that >> a problem still? Every reboot you'd have to set it up manually again. >> > The rc scripts do something dumb sometimes and start wpa_supplicant > twice. That seems to agitate things. Hmmm. But that doesn't explain why it doesn't work when I manually set it again after the rc has completed and screwed up. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't... > > > -a > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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