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Date:      Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:44:52 -0800
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com>
To:        Andy Mender <andymenderunix@gmail.com>
Cc:        Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com>,  "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Broadcom BCM 43xx wireless chips
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hi,

Something's wrong with that compilation. Check modules/bwn/Makefile
and make sure you uncommented the bwn n_phy source files.


-adrian


On 16 November 2016 at 22:38, Andy Mender <andymenderunix@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Adrian, Ben,
>
> sysctl.net.wlan.devices returns only the urtwn0 interface (from a TP-LINK
> USB dongle I use to get any connection).
>
> Below, please find the output of "dmesg | grep bwn":
> andy@mb-2008:~ % dmesg | grep bwn
> link_elf_obj: symbol bwn_nphy_op_allocate undefined
> KLD file if_bwn.ko - could not finalize loading
> siba_bwn0: <Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless> mem
> 0xd3100000-0xd3103fff at device 0.0 on pci3
> siba_bwn0: warn: multiple PCI(E) cores
> siba_bwn0: unsupported coreid (USB 2.0 Device)
> siba_bwn0: unsupported coreid (unknown)
> siba_bwn0: unsupported coreid (Internal Memory)
>
> How should I proceed?
>
> Best regards,
> Andy
>
> On 16 November 2016 at 23:35, Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Wed., 16 Nov. 2016 at 8:09 pm, Andy Mender <andymenderunix@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Adrian,
>>>
>>> I set the mentioned option (BWN_GPL_PHY just below the bwn driver) in the
>>> kernel config file and recompiled the STABLE kernel.
>>> Now the additional message about BWN_GPL_PHY is gone, but there is some
>>> 2-3
>>> features listed as unsupported. The driver gets attached to the network
>>> card as siba_bwn0, but no interface is created by ifconfig.
>>>
>>> What should be the name of the interface in /etc/rc.conf - siba_bwn0 or
>>> bwn0?
>>>
>>> Otherwise, paradox added a link to some Broadcom device datasheets from
>>> Cypress: http://www.cypress.com/search/all?f[0]=meta_type%
>>> 3Atechnical_documents&f[1]=resource_meta_type%3A575&f[2]=
>>> field_related_products%3A110101
>>>
>>> I had a quick look and although bcm4321 and bcm4322 are not on the list,
>>> bcm4318, bcm4319 and bcm4325 are. Might be relevant to further testing and
>>> writing drivers in general.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Andy
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>>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> Since 11.0-RELEASE FreeBSD no longer shows the parent interface for
>> wireless devices in ifconfig. It will only show the cloned wlan0 device
>> once it is created.
>>
>> To determine which wireless devices are available to clone to a wlan0
>> interface, use the following command:
>> $ sysctl net.wlan.devices
>>
>> Once you have found the wireless device, set it up using the normal method:
>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ben
>>
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