Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:58:15 -0400 From: "Maxim Khitrov" <mkhitrov@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi won't switch on at boot Message-ID: <26ddd1750706121458n72809abei2296e79caa3f12ec@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <466EF52D.2080800@jessikat.plus.net> References: <466EF52D.2080800@jessikat.plus.net>
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On 6/12/07, Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com> wrote: > I have an acer laptop with an intel 2200 wifi; when I had PCBSD 1.3 > installed I could boot from cold and have the wireless start up properly > (it's using wpa with a hidden ssid ap). After I installed freebsd 6.2 I > cannot get the wireless to come up on first boot. I seem to have to > switch the wireless on and then reboot. I think under PCBSD is used to > have to do something like > sysctl dev.iwi.0.radio=1 > in one of the startup scripts to make this work. Now however when I > execute that I see a message saying that oid is read only. Is there some > way to get this wifi starting properly again? > > -- > Robin Becker > > various bits of information > > $ uname -a > FreeBSD xxx.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 11:05:30 > UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > $ kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 15 0xc0400000 70794c kernel > 2 1 0xc0b08000 1adb8 linux.ko > 3 1 0xc0b23000 e1a8 if_iwi.ko > 4 2 0xc0b32000 2d60 firmware.ko > 5 1 0xc0b35000 2cf4 wlan_acl.ko > 6 1 0xc0b38000 59f20 acpi.ko > 7 1 0xc4f27000 4000 logo_saver.ko > $ pkg_info | grep iwi > iwi-firmware-2.4_7 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver Firmware > iwi-firmware-kmod-3.0_2 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Firmware Kernel Module > > $ cat /boot/loader.conf > if_iwi_load="YES" > firmware_load="YES" > wlan_load="YES" > wlan_acl_load="YES" > wlan_wep_load="YES" > wlan_ccmp_load="YES" > wlan_tkip_load="YES" > > messages > ====== initial boot > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG> mem 0xb010 > 1000-0xb0101fff irq 17 at device 4.0 on pci6 > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:ce:a1:2e:8e > Jun 10 08:53:01 xxx kernel: iwi0: radio turned off > > ====== after switch pressed > Jun 10 08:55:17 xxx kernel: iwi0: radio turned on > > ====== after reboot > Jun 10 09:14:44 xxx kernel: iwi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG> mem 0xb010 > 1000-0xb0101fff irq 17 at device 4.0 on pci6 > Jun 10 09:14:44 xxx kernel: iwi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:ce:a1:2e:8e Take a look at this thread, it helped me get iwi working on my Fujitsu laptop: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48251&page=2&pp=15#postmenu_254754 - Max
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