From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jan  5 16:28:22 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
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 3CE3B106566C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 Jan 2009 16:28:22 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com)
Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.25])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2BDE8FC1A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 Jan 2009 16:28:21 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com)
Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so4362368qwb.7
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:28:21 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
	h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from
	:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to
	:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
	bh=m6Zvgq9pQpYixpcZ3wvW3hKjmKi3SMM9T0WqvvVLGJc=;
	b=xi4uTN4NAwcax8AhcXSUc+8hREZ2P2Nn4ZE1zADTiYo1Fcp9NUXYzF+m5TGZEnlSSI
	+3hXx2uaOR8PW6Y8VNlNt9UpsmtMC3S9Kte7cpnPeQQVv15YF2f0rOA73jgLjRVW6Vru
	3sxL9nwOcZK9X7CBPKXNbAptkXSyrKLnoAuQA=
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
	h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject
	:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
	b=qsS2w2uAzRDeyFg+BsyOmQMH4Wtl0oSWMqlVRgbvtj7nD/tIzczMcPv/HMZicuDkZS
	ADNtZNr2YRt4nVf/bceDqjiMM2CBWnogKHW+wJ3N+4gJy/cIKJBnSa6eIh++Uf635J6Z
	ED9QWtd+wX6hS9AyynfQQMeKPJvkBY5bg114Y=
Received: by 10.214.242.8 with SMTP id p8mr16739994qah.258.1231172901196;
	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:28:21 -0800 (PST)
Received: from ?192.168.1.10? (c-71-230-240-241.hsd1.pa.comcast.net
	[71.230.240.241])
	by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 26sm33334681qwa.50.2009.01.05.08.28.07
	(version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5);
	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:28:20 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <49623508.2050602@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:27:52 -0500
From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080310)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: aryeh.friedman@gmail.com
References: <49621F05.60406@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <49621F05.60406@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: wireless on a hp pavillion dv5000
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:28:22 -0000

Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
> I have installed the ndis stuff and it sees the mac address but when i
> push the "power" button on the wireless (build into the laptop) it does
> not power on the wireless card any ideas?

Do you have 'ifconfig_ndis="your settings here"' in rc.conf?  Are you 
sure by pressing that button you haven't turned the wireless card off? 
(In my experience with ndis0 and hotkeys, it doesn't work well.)

You're not giving is much to work with here.

-- 
Glen Barber