From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 17 19:07:56 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93104106567C for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:07:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DEAC8FC0A for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:07:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws18 with SMTP id 18so3980492vws.13 for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:07:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=F7Hnd4OaG72cQ2RkJA4Q9L6/5bAoFCm3quPrzpr9gG4=; b=Ddes5Vt7TRqUdNMdIbRegDVfzQHUsqOMt7j7Q25jEwoyJdivbHiz9sc2EZynFKipAj ggteGMDvdnVrUiRFfGa9KYKYlLnXKAPVL0MvNOlknIOiq3Z47nTjNa5yh0/DF4oAFNvM cZFxf4gD3YD/SXhYs7vi/OF71IT8m8627GYjg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=JJvml5I4YmlJWMcMiYStn/vnLJaCqLObhcwuxDSyR0k1QLF2kMEMOrvRTmeJgARKmW AnS8Bs55Xd0CSdw3msSroJqfsX2F1BR3ys1PF6ATcv2XgiMvz5Otvl/ssLn/S5rQYlH+ DxI8PHBG8wSM7b79xy8c+0TpeeSweZy1/m9Gk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.102.13 with SMTP id e13mr589175vco.125.1303065790319; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:43:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.123.81 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:43:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:43:10 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Ricardo Gomez Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8.2 RELEASE amd64 support for broadcom 432b(4322) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:07:56 -0000 On 4/16/11, Ricardo Gomez wrote: > I am attempting to run freebsd on a macbook 5, 1. I installed using dvd1 and > everithing went fine. The only problem is that my > builtin wireless is a bcm432b which is PITA to make work in any > non-propietary system.I know for other bcm43xx cards there > is the bwi driver, but mine isn't supported. I've tried tried > > - Ndisgen on bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl564.sys > - Ndisgen on bcmwl6.inf and bcmwl664.sys > - ndiscvt bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl564.sys to ndis_data_header.h and compiling > ndis.ko > > Here's what I noted > > - bcmwl564_sys.ko creates an ndis0 interface which seems to work except > it doesn't communicate with the router > - also, when loaded from loader.conf somewhere in the boot sequence the > computer reboots > - bcmwl664_sys.kp does nothing > - The new ndis.ko also does nothing > > This is not my first attempt at FreeBSD on my macbook. The last time the > major stumbling block was the gpt and sysinstall. Now the big problem for me > is the wireless because I keep the router in another room. As extra info, in > Debian Lenny broadcom's wl driver works but iwconfig will NOT work. > In Ubunu 10.04 broadcom's wl works too but iwconfig won't work and it's very > slow. > > I'd rather waste space on a networkless BSD. So if not i'll erase the > partition, install linux(debian), and try FreeBSD in a year or two. Give more useful info, like AP setup. How are you using wpa_supplicant and do you use ndis_events?