Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:14:10 +0200 From: Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: wpi fatal firmware error with country de Message-ID: <521100E2.2090405@bsdforen.de>
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My system was built yesterday. I just figured I'm not using the entire frequency range available in Europe. This is a potential problem when AP frequencies are not under my control. FreeBSD mobileKamikaze.norad 9.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-PRERELEASE #0 r254418: Fri Aug 16 22:15:55 CEST 2013 root@mobileKamikaze.norad:/usr/obj/HP6510b-91/amd64/usr/src/sys/HP6510b-91 amd64 Setting the country works. # ifconfig wlan0 country de But it blows up when trying to bring up the interface: # ifconfig wlan0 up kernel messages: wpi0: need multicast update callback kernel: wpi0: fatal firmware error The wireless LED stays dark. To reactivate the wireless interface I have to call # ifconfig wlan0 destroy # service netif restart wpi0 I can bring the interface up again without problems. -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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