Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:44:30 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-lists@klop.ws> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wierd issues with wifi in hostap mode in FreeBSD 11 Message-ID: <op.ylml0ggskndu52@53555a16.cm-6-6b.dynamic.ziggo.nl> In-Reply-To: <CAHtsMQ06fgrX_5noum7M9FC4tFE6N=Juojq4u3Fu_-Km-zUmWg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHtsMQ06fgrX_5noum7M9FC4tFE6N=Juojq4u3Fu_-Km-zUmWg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:05:57 +0200, Stefan Lambrev <cheffo@freebsd-bg.org> wrote: > Greetings, > > > I've just installed FreeBSD 11 on Soekris net5501 with the following wifi > card: > > > root@soekris:~ # dmesg |grep ath0 > ath0: <Atheros 5413> mem 0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq 15 at device 17.0 on > pci0 > ath0: AR5413 mac 10.5 RF5413 phy 6.1 > ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x0063 > > ath0@pci0:0:17:0: class=0x020000 card=0x110719b6 chip=0x001b168c > rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Qualcomm Atheros' > device = 'AR5413/AR5414 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5006X(S) > 802.11abg]' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > > > But wat is very strange for me is that I do not see ath0 device on > ifconfig: > > > root@soekris:~ # ifconfig ath0 > ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist > > At the same time if I crate wlan0 to list caps it works: > > root@soekris:~ # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 > root@soekris:~ # ifconfig wlan0 list caps > drivercaps=4f8defc1<STA,FF,TURBOP,IBSS,PMGT,HOSTAP,AHDEMO,TXPMGT,SHSLOT,SHPREAMB > > LE,MONITOR,MBSS,WPA1,WPA2,BURST,WME,WDS,TXFRAG> > cryptocaps=1f<WEP,TKIP,AES,AES_CCM,TKIPMIC> > root@soekris:~ # > > > The issues is that when I try to start wlan0 in hostap mode - FreeBSD > freezes, unfortunatelly I cannot find my serial port cable atm and cannot > see what exactly is displayed on the console but it's a hard freeze and > the > device do not reboot after it e.g. power cycle is required. > > > When configured from rc.conf it boots and do not freeze but still says > status: no carrier and hostapd complains that the device is not > configured. > > snippet from rc.conf: > > cloned_interfaces="bridge0" > wlans_ath0="wlan0" > create_args_wlan0="wlanmod hostap" > ifconfig_wlan0="ssid cheffo country bg up" Hi, I don't know how people should know, but after some mails in the past (when 11 was still CURRENT) I learned that the 'country' statement is moved to create_args_wlan0 too. I don't know about ssid. Oh!!! Cheer! The man page of ifconfig says 'The following parameters are specific to cloning IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces with the create request:' and than has a very long list of parameters. Cheers, Ronald. > ifconfig_bridge0="addm vr0 addm vr1 addm vr2 addm vr3 addm wlan0 up" > ifconfig_bridge0_alias0="inet 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > I'm still with GENERIC kernel and there are no changes or custom cpu > optimizations done so far: > > root@soekris:~ # uname -a > FreeBSD soekris.ziops-security.org 11.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 11.0-BETA3 #0 > r303469: Fri Jul 29 04:28:58 UTC 2016 > root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > root@soekris:~ # cat /boot/loader.conf > dcons_load="YES" > dcons_crom="YES" > crypto_load="YES" > cryptodev_load="YES" > glxsb_load="YES" > if_bridge_load="YES" > wlan_xauth_load="YES" > > > root@soekris:~ # kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 19 0xc0400000 1a9313c kernel > 2 1 0xc1e95000 80d4 geom_label.ko > 3 1 0xc1e9e000 bc80 if_bridge.ko > 4 2 0xc1eaa000 6ce0 bridgestp.ko > 5 1 0xc1eb1000 3a70 dcons.ko > 6 1 0xc1eb5000 5978 cryptodev.ko > 7 1 0xc1ebb000 548c glxsb.ko > 8 1 0xc1ec1000 1d6c wlan_xauth.ko > > > I have to mention that I've tried with 11-BETA2 first and there were the > same behaviour, and also I have used this soekris setup for few years > with > FreeBSD 7 and 8 for a home wifi router so I do know that the hardware is > supported and OK, as it worked rock solid just before reinstalling it > with > FreeBSD 11. > > Any advice on how to get wifi working again? > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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