Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 23:04:17 +0200 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot activate WiFi on Thinkpad X201 Message-ID: <5383AC51.8020509@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <20140526144138.GA47196@cons.org> References: <20140526144138.GA47196@cons.org>
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On 05/26/14 16:41, Martin Cracauer wrote: > The wifi chip in this x201 always says the switch is off, but the > hardwae switch and the BIOS setting are . > > > > iwn0: <Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200> mem 0xf2400000-0xf2401fff irq > 16 at device 0.0 on pci2 > iwn0: radio is disabled by hardware switch > > [...] > iwn0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x13118086 chip=0x42398086 > rev=0x35 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'Centrino Advanced-N 6200' > class = network > [...] > > sysctl: > dev.acpi_ibm.0.wlan: 1 [readonly] > [...] > if_iwn_load="YES" > acpi_video_load="YES" > legal.intel_iwn.license_ack=1 > if_wpi_load="YES" > if_iwn_load="YES" > if_iwnfw_load="YES" > wlan_wep_load="YES" > wlan_ccmp_load="YES" > wlan_tkip_load="YES" > iwn4965fw_load=YES > iwn1000fw_load=YES > iwn5000fw_load=YES > iwn5150fw_load=YES > iwn6000fw_load=YES > iwn6000g2afw_load=YES > iwn6000g2bfw_load=YES > iwn6050fw_load=YES > > > The hardware lights up the WiFi LED during post but then turns the LED > off when entering BIOS or bootloader. The hardware switch is on and it > makes no difference if I work it. The BIOS setting for WiFi is > on. Using Fn-F5 has no effect either way, however I noticed that the > Fn switch alone will make the console login cycle, as if return had > been pressed. > > The thing also refuses to boot from USB on first try after OS reboot > or poweron and will do so after a control-alt-del on the boot error > message. > > This is 10-RELEASE 64 bits. > > Am I screwed? Is there hope that I can simulate the Fn-F5 sequence > from inside via ACPI? Are these Thinkpads still locking in their wifi > card so that you need a BIOS patch to enable something else? > > I also failed to get an Atheros USB stick when I tried, does anybody > have a recommendation for a known-Atheros USB stick? Hi, >From my x201i sysctl -a|grep ibm dev.acpi_ibm.0.%desc: IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras dev.acpi_ibm.0.%driver: acpi_ibm dev.acpi_ibm.0.%location: handle=\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.HKEY dev.acpi_ibm.0.%pnpinfo: _HID=IBM0068 _UID=0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.%parent: acpi0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.initialmask: 2060 dev.acpi_ibm.0.availmask: 134217727 dev.acpi_ibm.0.events: 1 dev.acpi_ibm.0.eventmask: 134217727 dev.acpi_ibm.0.hotkey: 439 dev.acpi_ibm.0.lcd_brightness: 0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.volume: 7 dev.acpi_ibm.0.mute: 0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.thinklight: 0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.bluetooth: 0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.wlan: 1 <================== dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_speed: 3280 dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_level: 0 dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan: 1 dev.acpi_ibm.0.handlerevents: NONE cat /boot/loader.conf acpi_ibm_load="YES" Cheers,
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