Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:33:32 -0500 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi-firmware port Message-ID: <20070328183332.153ae8a4.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <000001c77153$e2001930$94025e0a@dev.ciberpgh.com> References: <000001c77153$e2001930$94025e0a@dev.ciberpgh.com>
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On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:12:28 -0400 "Timothy Radigan" <tradigan@newrevolutions.net> wrote: > Hey all, > > > > I installed the iwi-firmware and iwi-firmware-kmod ports and I am now > > trying to load specific firmware on the iwi adapter but it keeps failing. > > The port installs fine and puts the firmware to /boot/firmware. The docs > > for iwicontrol state to load firmware for a specific function issue a: > > > > iwicontrol -i iwi0 -d /boot/firmware -m bss > > > > Every time I issue that command I get an error saying it cannot load > > firmware: Invalid argument. > > > > The system is FreeBSD 6.2 with an Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG adapter. I > > have the most up to date stable source and ports tree. > > > > I also tried the ipw-firmware port but that did not pick up my adapter > > when I loaded the kernel module. > > > > Any ideas? here are some examples from my laptop, an IBM T42, with the same wireless adapter as yours. in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_iwi0="DHCP WPA" iwi_enable="YES" iwi_interfaces="iwi0" iwi_mod_iwi0="bss" in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: network={ ssid="network" psk="wpa-passwd" } and in /boot/loader.conf: # Wireless Network - Intel BG2200 if_iwi_load="YES" wlan_acl_load="YES" wlan_wep_load="YES" wlan_ccmp_load="YES" wlan_tkip_load="YES" wlan_xauth_load="YES" and finally, the port: [jhorne@rigel ~]$ pkg_info |grep iwi iwi-firmware-kmod-3.0_2 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Firmware Kernel Module hope this helps, jonathan
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