From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 15 22:54:27 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 9BD2C106566C for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:54:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ricardo.gomez331@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 630A68FC0C for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:54:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn33 with SMTP id 33so3261617iwn.13 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:54:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=5cs6oaWh7L6yNqrPkNejjTDTyz21R8Hd4HnenwLk+zQ=; b=IVjrs3StXTBq/V5Wm8oZGCXUow4U5qrWDeV6smyCCQKXnyjnTxJNMqLCHgUK7MbVUn m+w6c0hwn6p8A+mtHKCK6jFVWKRZNB/5PyxZeD0f4bm5F4nSznoNh/+bXISC3IiqZZmZ 00xSsu70w2YUbudrRnMGIwvMJyPTPreWIdpbk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=B97VAgw/00amlcUq6fDMkYzqG4hIZmoCXZjBxVLbuFNQChj+xp2a3Fd3QLVE9EuHmq QLpuRY2EaqDcljQX5062xyDYCFmuoeaIUV2gVkaNDZElAWnalyv4QR2BKGv/CrJnVukN wHtX8EoWJsxGh6RHT0fUF5Aj/+pe3lTOrA+PQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.159.206 with SMTP id k14mr264148ibx.84.1302906245826; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:24:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.142.32 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:24:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:24:05 -0500 Message-ID: From: Ricardo Gomez To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: 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: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:54:27 -0000 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.