Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:07:02 -0500 From: "Jonathan Anderson" <jonathan@FreeBSD.org> To: "Pete Wright" <pete@nomadlogic.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PQ_LAUNDRY: unexpected behaviour Message-ID: <A15A713D-8A34-410C-8B1D-A5928DAB6A19@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <a3063792-f155-0fce-4deb-c1625e283a55@nomadlogic.org> References: <CAMGEAwBknRjecXFyyFGWFQtstX1OiOUvQoVsb9RXj7rmMQ6dDA@mail.gmail.com> <1596d0f6d6d.1266583c3319360.3590554896761456790@nextbsd.org> <74A6C6D0-90A4-4DB2-8D89-5D2B1E495F88@FreeBSD.org> <15974c6426d.12945df5e62589.5931208946643250381@nextbsd.org> <1779f83b-687d-ac6f-587f-90bdc6d61c20@nomadlogic.org> <4778A6AC-97CF-4AE0-957A-7768964867D9@gmail.com> <a3063792-f155-0fce-4deb-c1625e283a55@nomadlogic.org>
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On 6 Jan 2017, at 13:53, Pete Wright wrote: > > i've been having the same problems with iwm too (failing to load > firmware on boot). my trick has been to either boot into an old > kernel where iwm was mostly usable. also i've commented out the line > enabling wlan0 in my rc.conf then uncommented it after boot and > manually running "service netif start" to bring up iwm. that method > works most of the time... > -pete I am able to load iwm (iwm7265fw), but there are some networks that I just can't connect to (INIT -> INIT, swscan_cancel_scan, repeat). Attaching to an iPhone hotspot is one example of a not-entirely-helpful network, but there is other, more typical infrastructure that gives trouble too. There is an iwm8xxx in the room that seems to work fine, however... I do not meddle in the affairs of wi-fi, for it is subtle and quick to anger. :) Jon -- Jonathan Anderson jonathan@FreeBSD.org
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