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Date:      Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:19:51 +0100
From:      Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk>
To:        "Sami M'Barek" <saamii@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel 3945 ABG
Message-ID:  <46A75C07.6030909@unsane.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20070725064610.bf0e7f21.saamii@gmail.com>
References:  <20070613161933.GE94179@parmesan.sis.pasteur.fr>	<20070613231430.GB8222@kattx.box>	<467352BC.20008@clearchain.com>	<20070725054913.a8a3da17.saamii@gmail.com>	<46A7559F.1020808@unsane.co.uk> <20070725064610.bf0e7f21.saamii@gmail.com>

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Sami M'Barek wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:52:31 +0100
> Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Sami M'Barek wrote:
<snip>
>>>
>>> Hi i tried to build the new driver release on my 7-CURRENT install.
>>> But ofcourse i got some problems :).
>>>
>>> The sysctl legal oid option does not exist.
>>>
>>>
>> Add it to /boot/loader.conf
>>
>> (from the manpage)
>> This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work.  For the
>>      loaded firmware to work the license at
>>      /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/LICENSE must be agreed to and the
>> following line be added to loader.conf(5):
>>
>>       legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
>>
>>
>> Vince
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> --
>>> Sami M'Barek <saamii@gmail.com>
> 
> I did. But it seems as if it still wont work. plus dmesg | grep wpi only gives me:
> 
> wpifw: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/.
> wpifw: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
> module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (wpifw_fw, 0xc087651c, 0) error 1
> 
> there is nothing about the card or anything like it
>

Hmm odd.

 {root@prawn}#kldload wpifw
[~](15:14:24)
{root@prawn}#kldload if_wpi
[~](15:14:32)
{root@prawn}#dmesg | grep wpi > wpi.out
[~](15:14:58)

==============start wpi.out======================
wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xefdff000-0xefdfffff irq 17
at device 0.0 on pci12
wpi0: Driver Revision 20070715-nwifi
wpi0: Hardware Revision (0x1)
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 14, band 0
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 183, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 184, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 185, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 187, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 188, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 189, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 192, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 196, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 7, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 8, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 11, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 12, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 16, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 145, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 149, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 153, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 157, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 161, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 165, band 4
wpi0: Regulatory Domain: MoW2
wpi0: Hardware Type: B
wpi0: Hardware Revision: ?
wpi0: SKU does support 802.11a
wpi0: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:02:53:7e:19
wpi0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
wpi0: [ITHREAD]
wpi0: auto rates:
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: detached
wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xefdff000-0xefdfffff irq 17
at device 0.0 on pci12
wpi0: Driver Revision 20070715-nwifi
wpi0: Hardware Revision (0x1)
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 14, band 0
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 183, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 184, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 185, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 187, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 188, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 189, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 192, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 196, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 7, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 8, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 11, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 12, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 16, band 1
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 145, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 149, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 153, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 157, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 161, band 4
wpi0: Channel Not Valid: 165, band 4
wpi0: Regulatory Domain: MoW2
wpi0: Hardware Type: B
wpi0: Hardware Revision: ?
wpi0: SKU does support 802.11a
wpi0: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:02:53:7e:19
wpi0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
wpi0: [ITHREAD]
wpi0: auto rates:
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

Are you using the version from the latest tarball?
(to be fair it will associate for me but panics my machine soon after
anyway, I need to send some debug output to Benjamin to see if he knows
whats up :)


Vince



> --
> Sami M'Barek <saamii@gmail.com>




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