Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:42:53 +0800 From: Buganini <buganini@gmail.com> To: Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> Cc: Weongyo Jeong <weongyo@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for Test and Review: bwn(4) - another Broadcom Wireless driver Message-ID: <s2xe5b1e8d41004240842gb2387764v49366f43c0f64758@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E1O26UJ-0000ab-SD@clue.co.za> References: <20100226005115.GP14937@weongyo> <20100303082833.GB22865@weongyo> <20100303111014.6564ea1e.ray@dlink.ua> <20100312231333.GZ1295@weongyo> <20100313231205.5e68a89a.ray@ddteam.net> <20100314005558.GB88159@weongyo> <20100315004357.fca53c7f.ray@ddteam.net> <20100316225113.GF88159@weongyo> <y2ze5b1e8d41004132259t1c7d499x2c12253942f41969@mail.gmail.com> <E1O26UJ-0000ab-SD@clue.co.za>
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No luck here, it's still keeping scanning channels. --Buganini On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> wrote: > Buganini wrote: >> Hi, I got a Lenovo G450 with >> siba_bwn0@pci0:4:0:0: class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x04b514e4 chip=3D0x431514= e4 >> rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 vendor =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =3D 'Broadcom Corporation' >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 device =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =3D 'Broadcom Wireless b/g (BCM4315/B= CM22062000)' >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 class =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D network >> >> >> 4315 is not in supported list, but however the driver took the device >> bwn_v4_lp_ucode.ko was not loaded automatically, so I loaded it >> manually ifconfig scan seem freeze, I can `ifconfig list scan` later >> and found access point correctly, but I can't associate with them, it >> just keep scanning channels. > > I found that if I 'ifconfig wlan0 destroy' followed by 'ifconfig > wlan0 create wlandev bwn0' it works. > > /etc/rc.conf: > --- > wlans_bwn0=3D"wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA DHCP" > --- > > The corollery is that it doesn't work first time on reboot. =C2=A0I need > to either '/etc/rc.d/netif restart' and if that panics the machine, > destroy wlan0 and then restart netif. > > Then wlan0/bwn0 associates correctly with this device. > > Ian > > -- > Ian Freislich >
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