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Date:      Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:30:38 +0200
From:      "Alain G. Fabry" <alainfabry@belgacom.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Wireless 3945ABG problems
Message-ID:  <20080718053038.GA21507@ducati-748.3rdrock.kicks-ass.net>

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Hi,

I'm having problems getting my wireless Intel 3945ABG to work.
Running FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE.

Following are some results from /var/log/messages after different commands:

After boot
==========
wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xf4000000-0xf4000fff irq 11 at device 0.0 on pci16
wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:19:d2:58:91:37
wpi0: [ITHREAD]
wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wpi0: Radio Transmitter is switched off

sysctl debug.wpi=2


ifconfig wpi0 down
==================
Disabling Firmware execution
NEWSTATE:INIT
wpi0: timeout resetting Tx ring 1
wpi0: timeout resetting Tx ring 3
wpi0: timeout resetting Tx ring 4
Disabling Firmware execution
NEWSTATE:INIT

ifconfig wpi0 up
================
Resetting the card - clearing any uploaded firmware
Loading microcode  size 0x384
firmware status=0xffff0000, val=0x40400000, result=0x40400000
Status Match! - ntries = 0
microcode alive notification version 10e02 alive 1
microcode alive notification version 10e02 alive 1
wpi0: Radio Transmitter is switched off
state changed to 1
wpi0: Radio transmitter is switched off

Press wireless button on laptop -> OFF
======================================
ugen0: at uhub0 port 1 (addr 2) disconnected
ugen0: detached

Press wireless button on laptop -> ON
=====================================
ugen0: <Broadcom Corp HP Integrated Module, class 224/1, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2> on uhub0

ifconfig wpi0 scan list / ifconfig wpi0 scan
============================================
HERER


I can't get it to find a network -> and I'm sure that there is one, even many.

What could be the problem. 

Thanks,

Alain



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