Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:18:02 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubiquiti SR71-E (ar9280) support? Or, maybe, other Mini-PCIe high-power WiFi card? Message-ID: <BANLkTikHJk5LwSXLyqjuts96UhUXaJT=Kg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4DD12DED.3070402@unsane.co.uk> References: <1813166089.20110516155219@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4DD118BB.1080109@unsane.co.uk> <BANLkTimXo2Eqsk%2BTkocg%2BeiAiWZx3eocdQ@mail.gmail.com> <4DD12DED.3070402@unsane.co.uk>
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Checkout from -HEAD: sys/dev/ath/ sys/modules/ath sys/modules/ath_pci Make sure your -8 source is in /usr/src. :) Go into sys/modules/ath and make ; same with sys/modules/ath_pci && make ; then just unload your current if_ath.ko, load if_ath.ko and if_ath_pci.ko. It should be good to go. Adrian On 16 May 2011 22:00, Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk> wrote: > On 16/05/2011 13:53, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> 2011/5/16 Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk>: >> >> >>> Havent got that particular card, I have >>> ath0@pci0:4:0:0: =A0 =A0class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x10671a3b chip=3D0x002= a168c >>> rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 >>> =A0 =A0vendor =A0 =A0 =3D 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >>> =A0 =A0device =A0 =A0 =3D 'Atheros AR5B91 Wireless Network Adapter (000= 1)' >>> =A0 =A0class =A0 =A0 =A0=3D network >>> >>> which says its >>> (13:23:25 <~>) 0 $ grep 9280 /var/run/dmesg.boot >>> ath0: <Atheros 9280> mem 0xfebf0000-0xfebfffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on = pci4 >>> ath0: AR9280 mac 128.2 RF5133 phy 13.0 >>> >> Would you mind trying the ath driver from -HEAD and see if it's >> better/worse/same? >> >> I'm worried about introducing regressions in the -HEAD ath code. In >> particular, AR9280/AR9285 was missing complete TX and board >> calibration code which may have caused some issues like TX distortion. >> I'd like to make sure those are fixed. >> > I'll give it a try when i can but I'm moving house in about 2 weeks so > life's a little busy just now :) > Is it =A0enough to just grab the sys/dev/ath =A0directory from -CURRENT, > drop it in and make the modules or would it be simpler for me to install > -CURRENT on an external HD for testing? > > Thanks, > Vince >> >> Adrian > >
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