From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 08:25:33 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 C4C5F1065693 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:25:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alainfabry@belgacom.net) Received: from mailrelay004.isp.belgacom.be (mailrelay004.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.6.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67EA48FC12 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:25:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alainfabry@belgacom.net) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApoEADuQZknDDR9Z/2dsb2JhbADPZoV0 Received: from event89.event.belbone.be (HELO localhost) ([195.13.31.89]) by relay.skynet.be with ESMTP; 09 Jan 2009 08:56:55 +0100 Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:55:48 +0100 From: "Alain G. Fabry" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090109075548.GA8216@desmo.3rdrock.kicks-ass.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: 3945ABG wireless problems 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: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:25:34 -0000 Hi, I'm having problems with my 3945ABG Wireless card. I keep on getting "wpi0: Radio Transmitter is switched off" pushing 802.11 button on laptop -> Turning OFF ------------------------------- Jan 9 07:59:08 desmo kernel: ugen0: at uhub0 port 1 (addr 2) disconnected Jan 9 07:59:08 desmo kernel: ugen0: detached pushing 802.11 button again -> Turning ON ----------------------------------------- Jan 9 07:59:13 desmo root: Unknown USB device: vendor 0x03f0 product 0x171d bus uhub0 Jan 9 07:59:13 desmo kernel: ugen0: on uhub0 ifconfig wpi0 up ---------------- Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: NEWSTATE:INIT Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: Resetting the card - clearing any uploaded firmware Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: Loading microcode size 0x384 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: firmware status=0xffff0000, val=0x40400000, result=0x40400000 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: Status Match! - ntries = 0 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: microcode alive notification version 10e02 alive 1 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: microcode alive notification version 10e02 alive 1 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: wpi0: Radio Transmitter is switched off Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: state changed to 1 Jan 9 07:58:51 desmo kernel: wpi0: Radio transmitter is switched off I notice that I didn't have the license at /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE, so I grabbed it from http://people.freebsd.org/~benjsc/downloads/wpi/20071102-freebsd-wpi.tar.gz /boot/loader.conf includes the following ---------------------------------------- if_wpi_load="YES" wlan_load="YES" wlan_amrr_load="YES" firmware_load="YES" wpifw_load="YES" legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 What am I doing wrong here....?? Many thanks, Alain