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From: "Neil Camara" <neil-on-mobile@restricted.dyndns.org>
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Subject: Re: wi0 wi_seek timeout
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Neil Camara writes: 

> Hey guys,  
> 
> I bought Netgear MA311 at BestBuy. I connected it to my FreeBSD 4.9 STABLE 
> and wi0 was detected. I'm actually using it now. The machine is an HP 
> Vectra VL machine. It has a non-2.2 PCI slot.  
> 
> Here is the info:
> wi0: <Intersil Prism2.5> mem 0xfedfd000-0xfedfdfff irq 12 at device 14.0 
> on pci0
> wi0: 802.11 address: 00:09:5b:67:81:77
> wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI)
> wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.07, Station 1.03.06  
> 
> Although, I have noticed on my Windows XP that within a minute, I get 5 to 
> 7 disconnects. I mean, on the taskbar, it shows a bubble displaying 
> "network unavailable". Then after few seconds, it shows another bubble 
> saying signal strenght Excellent and sometimes Very Good.  
> 
> I visited my /var/log/messages on my FreeBSD and found out this string:  
> 
> Feb 18 21:39:25 buko /kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 14b/3c; last 
> status 403c  
> 
> How do I verify my firmware?

Just saw the answer from my own post. 

wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.07, Station 1.03.06 

> How do I upgrade my firmware? 

I've read the upgrading of Intersil firmware at 
http://linux.junsun.net/intersil-prism/. It mentions here that primary and 
station firmware should not be partnered with other versions. I would like 
to upgrade mine to fix the sporadic behavior. 

Can someone share their own experience when they did the firmware upgrade? 
What version of firmware you installed? I'm planning of using 1.7.4. 

Any help will be greatly appreciated. 

Neil