From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 14:18:07 2009 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 32EF51065670 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:18:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6FD58FC0C for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:18:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id h3so44621nfh.33 for ; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:18:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=/aDiBKBMozJkVfHRz/zQvBGmHZY8YhjJhPdI7YrkDuA=; b=lGxkE6kHDFCYT+x1fx4YVJZrvfamZBb4TpvgfGv6xEQEnWs3YBE3Jecz2wVXCXB5bN Pf98MkUrteIEu2j/LCVhLJYQ13H0TJoZ983u2x6a0MndTrf7GJCH6n1iKceMa05B3WRM LUVGRfc9yycIOSjgEqcCfXq1ktl/HCpI+IqAs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Qrddt6RiLCeXRZRz+o4B0cVFeN6W2beALVjfGVyaAi8q7ICw5VN32niYrbruqJx+Jx +URfDjEXu49HVWyIsCr3HFQCuSrpn9wR81ia8JG/ennSXJSkWQmQJ3auUpQu9m5MbbEr fgcQts6IugNLl8V4RPvsNoVoZR9hKiFto52h8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.38.17 with SMTP id l17mr422852ebl.51.1233843485367; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:18:05 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:18:05 +0100 Message-ID: <3a142e750902050618l1736032bue8c2a21da7e73d52@mail.gmail.com> From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Lars Lonne Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No wifi signal with usb antenna (rum driver) 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: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:18:08 -0000 On 2/4/09, Lars Lonne wrote: > Hi all. I have recently installed FreeBSD-7.1-RELEASE on my Compaq Evo > laptop. It used to dualboot with windows xp and gentoo linux, but I > decided to give FreeBSD a try instead, so now it dualboots with > windows and FreeBSD. My biggest problem is connecting to the internet > over the local wifi network. I am using a usb antenna, which uses the > rum driver in FreeBSD. When using windows, the signal strength is low > (I am located quite far from the access point), but works fine. I can > connect to the network and get on the internet, no problem. Problem is > when I start FreeBSD, I cannot get a signal, i.e. ifconfig always > reports "no carrier". I can connect to the network with FreeBSD if I > move closer to the AP, but it is impractical for me to do so. > > Has anyone experienced anything similar, or know what could be causing > it? Please let me know if you need more information. Hope you can help > me. > > /lars > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > This is known "rum" issue, some code is missing. I debuged it some time ago, but with no luck. I will try again some time later .... -- Paul