Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 19:29:35 -0800 From: Cary <cary@SDF.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firmware Message-ID: <58B8E31F.80204@SDF.org> In-Reply-To: <903d6890-d58b-c8f8-1168-04365fc5e3f2@columbus.rr.com> References: <dce97bd5-4f0f-49c6-380c-18170af1105f@columbus.rr.com> <58B889FA.6060006@SDF.org> <e6ac5459-9906-12c6-2556-54f24eb49705@columbus.rr.com> <58B8A303.1050701@SDF.org> <0299093b-0dc4-5ee1-8810-971c51fe8044@columbus.rr.com> <58B8B4D9.1050407@SDF.org> <903d6890-d58b-c8f8-1168-04365fc5e3f2@columbus.rr.com>
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Baho Utot wrote: > > > On 3/2/2017 7:12 PM, Cary wrote: >> Baho Utot wrote: >>> On 3/2/2017 5:56 PM, Cary wrote: >>>> Baho Utot wrote: >>>>> On 03/02/17 16:09, Cary wrote: >>>>>> To build a driver for bcm43XX ndisgen(8) is worth a try. If you have not >>>>>> seen it >>>>>> before, here is a post that gives a quick summary. >>>>>> http://blog.cochard.me/2012/10/using-bcm4313-wireless-chip-under.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Thanks I will have a look at it. >>>>> >>>>> I have /boot/modules/bwn_v4_lp_ucode.ko and >>>>> /boot/modules/bwn_v4_ucode.ko >>>>> >>>>> But dmesg says that the firmware cannot be found and it then gives me the >>>>> following: >>>>> bwn0: warn: firmware state (28713) >>>>> >>>>> I am looking at the site you posted now. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>> What I've found is that the native FreeBSD driver for your wlan interface may >>>> work. Unfortunately, it does not support secure encryption. Only WEP is >>>> supported. >>>> >>> I am not following you here, are you saying that there is a native freebsd >>> driver for the BCM4311? >>> If so can you point me to it? >>> >>> >> The one you are using, bwn(4), is it. >> >> The kernel message indicates that there is a device, bwn0 , that was initialized >> by the bwn(4) FreeBSD driver. >> > Then it does not work. > The device is there but on the firmware load it has a problem gives me firmware > state (28713) error that repeats until you reboot. The error starts whenever > you bring the interface up with ifconfig and doesn't stop > bwn(4) man page has examples of how to to create a wlan device with ifconfig(8). -- cary@sdf.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org ------------------------------
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