Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:21:58 +1000 From: Rob Byrnes <rbyrnes@gmail.com> To: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Thinkpad Wireless Message-ID: <AANLkTikh1iY_%2B1rJvs-XDxpJjcDmzUBqZ3rYAsphitpD@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C71E7A9.7000209@gmail.com> References: <4C71BCD8.7080403@comcast.net> <4C71E141.4040604@gmail.com> <4C71E462.9020805@comcast.net> <4C71E7A9.7000209@gmail.com>
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On 23 August 2010 13:14, Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/22/10 11:00 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote: >> >> Thanks for your help so far. =A0Yes, I have looked at the handbook secti= on >> on wireless, and as a matter of fact I installed 8.1 on an ancient >> Compaq Presario (6GB HD!) and was able to configure the Atheros wireless >> pci card so that the computer works quite well. =A0OK...the info I glean= ed >> from pciconf -lv shows: >> >> device =A0 =A0=3D 'driverIntel PRO/Wirelss 220BG =A0(MPC13B' >> > > Perfect. =A0Is "220BG" a typo? =A0I see that iwi(4) supports 2200BG/2225B= G > and so on. =A0If it _is_ a typo, try this: > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0echo 'legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1' >> /boot/loader.con= f > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0echo 'if_iwi_load=3D"YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0echo 'iwi_bss_load=3D"YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0echo 'iwi_ibss_load=3D"YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0echo 'iwi_monitor_load=3D"YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf > > (Note, the differentiation between the single- and double-quotes.) > > After a reboot, you should see iwi0 in ifconfig(8) output. =A0(I'm not > aware of a way to acknowledge the license agreement without a reboot.) > Then you should be able to configure your wlan0 device similarly to your > Presario. For a fresh install of 8.1 you only need: if_iwi_load=3D"YES" legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=3D1 cheers, Rob
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