From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 22 16:28:42 2008 Return-Path: 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 9B732106566C for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from n066.sc1.he.tucows.com (smtpout0173.sc1.he.tucows.com [64.97.136.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BEC58FC1D for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from sc1-out08.emaildefenseservice.com (64.97.139.2) by n066.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 4769F9180117C02A; Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:40 +0000 X-SpamScore: 2 X-Spamcatcher-Summary: 2, 0, 0, 98cd0fef61665339, 6329043c99a265df, four.harrisons@virgin.net, -, RULES_HIT:355:379:472:599:601:945:946:960:965:966:967:968:973:980:988:989:1260:1261:1277:1311:1312:1313:1314:1345:1359:1437:1515:1516:1518:1519:1535:1544:1593:1594:1595:1596:1605:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:1981:2194:2196:2198:2199:2200:2201:2376:2393:2525:2551:2552:2553:2559:2564:2682:2685:2691:2693:2828:2857:2859:2933:2937:2939:2942:2945:2947:2951:2954:3022:3027:3421:3622:3865:3866:3867:3868: 3869:3870:3871:3872:3873:3874:3934:3936:3938:3941:3944:3947:3950:4118:4250:4385:4390:4395:4605:4860:5007:6119:6261:7679:7903:8526, 0, RBL:none, CacheIP:none, Bayesian:0.5, 0.5, 0.5, Netcheck:none, DomainCache:0, MSF:not bulk, SPF:, MSBL:none, DNSBL:none, TSO:0 X-Spamcatcher-Explanation: Received: from desktop.piggybox (client-82-3-247-88.glfd.adsl.virgin.net [82.3.247.88]) by sc1-out08.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from desktop.piggybox (localhost.piggybox [127.0.0.1]) by desktop.piggybox (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m4MGSSa0001001; Thu, 22 May 2008 17:28:33 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from peter@desktop.piggybox) Received: (from peter@localhost) by desktop.piggybox (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m4MGSRCR000997; Thu, 22 May 2008 17:28:27 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 17:28:22 +0100 From: peter harrison To: Vince Hoffman Message-ID: <20080522162822.GA955@desktop.piggybox> References: <1bd550a00805201417n3ed9f7f8p9ac8524051635985@mail.gmail.com> <4833DE5B.5070803@unsane.co.uk> <1bd550a00805211431k1d9d5674v747d49d6c661c232@mail.gmail.com> <4834A036.4020809@unsane.co.uk> <1bd550a00805220011n56344761q753dc18a2e40adaf@mail.gmail.com> <48352B35.5040709@unsane.co.uk> <20080522091426.GA39680@desktop.piggybox> <48356F6E.9080809@unsane.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <48356F6E.9080809@unsane.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: peter harrison , FreeBSD Mailing List , Fernando =?iso-8859-1?Q?Apestegu=EDa?= Subject: Re: ipw2200 freebsd 7 firmware problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:28:42 -0000 Thursday, 22 May 2008 at 14:04:46 +0100, Vince Hoffman said: > peter harrison wrote: > > Thursday, 22 May 2008 at 9:13:41 +0100, Vince Hoffman said: > >> Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > >>> On 5/22/08, Vince Hoffman wrote: > >>>> Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Vince Hoffman > >>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> Have you read the manpage for iwi? > >>>>>> > >>>>> No, I tried with iwi-firmware and iwicontrol and none of them existed. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> no ports are needed the firmware is now in the base system, Just add the > >>>>>> entries as specified in this snippet from man iwi > >>>>>> > >>>>> So... shouldn't this port be removed? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> I'm pretty sure that things changed between 6.x and 7.x, I'd imagine the > >>>> port is needed for <7.x > >>>> > >>>>>> Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the > >>>>>> following lines in loader.conf(5): > >>>>>> > >>>>>> if_iwi_load="YES" > >>>>>> wlan_load="YES" > >>>>>> firmware_load="YES" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In both cases, place the following lines in loader.conf(5) to load > >>>> the > >>>>>> firmware modules: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> iwi_bss_load="YES" > >>>>>> iwi_ibss_load="YES" > >>>>>> iwi_monitor_load="YES" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> and > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This driver requires firmware to be loaded before it will work. For > >>>>>> the loaded firmware to work the license at > >>>>>> /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/LICENSE must be > >>>> agreed to and the > >>>>>> follow-ing line be added to loader.conf(5): > >>>>>> > >>>>>> legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> I'll try it. But AFAIK, I have to recompile the kernel cause the > >>>>> "device iwi" line is missing. > >>>>> > >>>>> Am i right? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> I think they should all be loadable as modules if they arent in generic. > >>>> > >>>> To try without rebooting I believe the commands you want are: > >>>> kenv legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 > >>>> kldload if_iwi > >>>> kldload wlan > >>>> kldload firmware > >>>> kldload iwi_bss > >>>> kldload iwi_ibss > >>>> kldload iwi_monitor > >>>> > >>>> However, I just had a look in my /boot/kernel for the if_iwi module and its > >>>> not there so you may be correct. (I'm a touch supprised as the do exist on > >>>> my i386 box) > >>> The same on my machine. The line is not in GENERIC and that modules > >>> don't exist. I will recompile my module as soon as I have some spare > >>> time. > >>> Thanks for your help. > >>> > >> In theory you should be able to just > >> cd /usr/src/sys/modules/iwi > >> make && make install > >> cd /usr/src/sys/modules/iwifw > >> make && make install > >> > >> > >> without rebuilding the entire kernel. I'm just puzzled why they dont > >> build by default. > > > > I'm running a stock 7.0-STABLE with GENERIC and a default make.conf and I get the iwi modules no problem. I just followed the instructions in the man page and was up and running in 5 minutes. > > > > > Are you running AMD64? the modules are there on my i386 laptop but not > my AMD64 server (I dont use iwi on either though.) I'm running i386, so that may be the difference. I don't have an AMD64 system to check I'm afraid. Peter Harrison. > > vince > > > Peter Harrison > > > >> > >> Vince > >> > >> > >>> Best Regards > >>> > >>>> regards, > >>>> Vince > >>>> > >>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"