Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:54:13 -0400 From: Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Patrick_Lamaizi=E8re?= <patfbsd@davenulle.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Message-ID: <b6c05a470904221654i43d3540cya0a84ccfd81344bf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b6c05a470904221515o3e5b3aaanc14898b2adf305a9@mail.gmail.com> References: <b6c05a470904221204v23093c9di9cd38e826046d969@mail.gmail.com> <20090422225551.1cf1b52f@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> <b6c05a470904221404h7c80263cl3ce20d41f3c81b5b@mail.gmail.com> <20090422234110.254367fa@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> <b6c05a470904221515o3e5b3aaanc14898b2adf305a9@mail.gmail.com>
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[SOLVED] Thanks for the help, folks. It works fine now. 2009/4/22 Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com>: > Thanks Patrick. =A0After updating my /boot/loader.conf, it now contains: > > legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1 > iwi_bss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_ibss_load=3D"YES" > iwi_monitor_load=3D"YES" > wlan_scan_ap_load=3D"YES" > wlan_scan_sta_load=3D"YES" > wlan_wep_load=3D"YES" > wlan_tkip_load=3D"YES" > wlan_ccmp_load=3D"YES" > > I no longer receive the error message about failing to load the > firmware. However, when I enter "ifconfig iwi0 up scan", I receive the > following in the xconsole: > > iwi0: firmware stuck in state4, resetting > > Any idea what that means, or what state4 is? =A0(Sorry, I'm very new to F= reeBSD.) > > Thanks, > Daniel > > 2009/4/22 Patrick Lamaizi=E8re <patfbsd@davenulle.org>: >> Le Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:04:41 -0400, >> Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com>: >> >>> After re-reading man iwi, I noticed that it says: >>> >>> "This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. You >>> need to obtain iwicontrol(8) =A0from the IWI web page listed below to >>> accomplish loading the firmware before ifconfig(8) =A0will work." >>> >>> I'm going to look into this. Sounds like this may be the problem. Do >>> you think so? >> >> No, before FreeBSD 7 you needed to download the firmware. >> There is a port in /usr/ports/net/iwi-firmware but it is only for >> FreeBSD < 7 >> >> You don't need anything on FreeBSD 7.x and you it seems you are not >> using the right manual page for 7.1: >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Diwi&manpath=3DFreeBSD+7.1-REL= EASE&format=3Dhtml >> >> Regards. >> >
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