Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:15:43 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FBSD10 Atheros wifi not working Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=RNHumJNAZmz28jbNk2_ntYSTz2iCdrfF%2BUAO0kxSPCQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5350780F.2070806@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <534B32FA.30500@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmok9Y2Dkgh=x2kP8su7LjrVo==ijSJ5GYrc=wzZv0uwNgQ@mail.gmail.com> <534BC380.90608@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmomb2d7jdPRmruaYK1LJ6gZ62_=4N3Ko9Z2eANLJ02c6Rw@mail.gmail.com> <534E80AB.4000007@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <CAJ-Vmoksxv3skF21fhJkYUKpitcadfd9d-L2WAXBDaQvFawo3g@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-VmokfbMn9GnUdGEE-2XssO1TuoZ0%2Bs04J1oU1qs5cGrb3rQ@mail.gmail.com> <5350780F.2070806@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 17 April 2014 17:55, Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > On 04/18/14 04:01, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >> .. and unfortunately I've never been able to source the AR9285 variant >> you're using. :( > > Would you like me to send you mine through the channels? As long as you can > tell me one that does actually work without errors (probably the one you're > using ;) ). Well, what's the part number on it? :P I have a lot of AR9285's that work. It may be your actual laptop setup (antennas, noise inside the unit, etc.) >> >> >> -a >> >> On 17 April 2014 11:00, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> >>> So, try eliminating the whole rc script mess for wpa_supplicant. >>> >>> * Don't put ath0/wlan0 in your startup config (rc.conf) >>> * Do it manually: >>> >>> # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 >>> # wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf & >>> >>> see if that's more stable. > > Well I've been trying the standard treatment from the beginning, which is > why I gave it a shot in the list only after the attempt. It only works > intermittently; but I have noticed that killing wpa_supplicant does reduce > the error messages which probably shouldn't be a surprise. Running wpa again > and they come back yet again unless it decides it will work. Having said > that, even of it is wpa_supplicant not working from the beginning isn't that > a problem still? Every reboot you'd have to set it up manually again. > The rc scripts do something dumb sometimes and start wpa_supplicant twice. That seems to agitate things. -a
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