Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:47:47 -0400 From: Gerard <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does FBSD 7 support 802.11N cards? G suggestions? Message-ID: <20080515144747.71807167@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <482C672C.4020107@earthlink.net> References: <482B2020.4030706@earthlink.net> <20080514181828.GA56648@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <482C248D.9030708@earthlink.net> <20080515085118.15a54b72@scorpio> <482C672C.4020107@earthlink.net>
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--Sig_/oJPgcUw4d_absgjiPM_rF9_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:39:08 -0500 Walter <walterk1@earthlink.net> wrote: > Gerard wrote: >=20 > >I have done something similar to that myself. Go to the linksys site > >and download the latest available driver for your card. Then visit: > > > >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html > > > >and follow the directions there. > > =20 > > >=20 > I found the direction at 11.8.1 helpful, and was able to use /ndisgen/ > and /kldload/ to bring up the card. (Yea!) >=20 > Now I need to configure it - I'm printing out 29.3 now. But I can't > get the interface to be brought up at boot, a la: >=20 > ---- >=20 > You can configure the system to load the NDIS modules at boot time in=20 > the same way as with any other module. First, copy the generated > module, W32DRIVER.ko, to the /boot/modules directory. Then, add the > following line to /boot/loader.conf: >=20 > W32DRIVER_load=3D"YES" >=20 >=20 > ---- >=20 > but I can bring it up manually from the modules directory. >=20 > Can anyone tell me what's wrong? Have you checked user/group ownership? I think it has to be root/wheel. It should also be executable, 0755 if I remember correctly. Are there any warning or error messages displayed at boot-up that might indicate what is happening? --=20 =E2=80=9CGerard=E2=80=9D gerard@seibercom.net "Your son still sliding down the banisters?" "We wound barbed wire around them." "That stop him?" "No, but it sure slowed him up." --Sig_/oJPgcUw4d_absgjiPM_rF9_ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgshVsACgkQ6DWTaTcTwMlARACg6/fVYYJme18yDIzcrGOIhBaS VLgAnjO6YKqKUwmuaTp/dyB9Eohn2RHF =oZjT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/oJPgcUw4d_absgjiPM_rF9_--
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