From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 21 15:29:30 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9523E16A406 for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:29:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS1=447918258b7435f46c355eabcf307c51a24cc303=es.net==447918258b7435f46c355eabcf307c51a24cc303=312=es.net=oberman@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B63013C48A for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:29:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS1=447918258b7435f46c355eabcf307c51a24cc303=es.net==447918258b7435f46c355eabcf307c51a24cc303=312=es.net=oberman@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal4.es.net [198.124.252.66]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id ATI01732 for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:13:32 -0700 Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [198.128.4.29]) by postal4.es.net (Postal Node 4) with ESMTP (SSL) id ATI44630; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:13:30 -0700 Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 6D55D45058; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:13:29 -0700 (PDT) To: Rob In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:57:02 PDT." <20070421075702.04782c87.rob@empython.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==_Exmh_1177168409_9787P"; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:13:29 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20070421151329.6D55D45058@ptavv.es.net> Cc: Rong-en Fan , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My wireless is borked, dmesg only shows ath_hal X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:29:30 -0000 --==_Exmh_1177168409_9787P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:57:02 -0700 > From: Rob > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > Hi Ron-en Fan, > > Windows shows it as being Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection > > Thanks, Rob. > > > On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:39:52 +0800 > "Rong-en Fan" wrote: > > > On 4/21/07, Rob wrote: > > > Here is the only line in my dmesg related to anything wireless: > > > > > > ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, > > > RF5413) > > > > > > No ath0, wlan, etc. > > > > > > I am using a variant of the GENERIC kernel config file: > > > > > > > > > # Wireless NIC cards > > > device wlan # 802.11 support > > > device wlan_wep # 802.11 WEP support > > > device wlan_ccmp # 802.11 CCMP support > > > device wlan_tkip # 802.11 TKIP support > > > device an # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless > > > NICs. device ath # Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's > > > device ath_hal # Atheros HAL (Hardware Access > > > Layer) device ath_rate_sample # SampleRate tx rate control > > > for ath device awi # BayStack 660 and others > > > device ral # Ralink Technology RT2500 wireless > > > NICs. device wi # WaveLAN/Intersil/Symbol > > > 802.11 wireless NICs. > > > #device wl # Older non 802.11 Wavelan wireless > > > #NIC. > > > > > > > > > I am wondering what is happening? This laptop is a newer Sony VIAO > > > > Which card is listed on spec? As it says, this is an Intel card, not atheros. if_ath is not the driver. The wpi driver is currently under construction in current and will hopefully be working soon. Until then, no joy. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 --==_Exmh_1177168409_9787P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 06/03/2002 iD8DBQFGKioZkn3rs5h7N1ERAtz0AJ0RDiUdWmkk96yY7kXvHKgYBx1AswCgrJhq h6kciexEo+rmLDuJoGFTTtE= =M6jU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1177168409_9787P--