On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Robert Millan <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/7/7 Zac Slade <[email protected]>: >>> # ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 >> >> So here's what I get running the above: >> root@pleco:~# ifconfig ath0 >> ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2290 >> ether 0:40:96:a3:24:dd >> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) >> status: no carrier >> root@pleco:~# ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 >> ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2: Bad address >> >> Need more info? It looks like the wireless support is still... not quite >> there? > > I'm not sure right now. The other trace was abandoned when we > discovered that ifieee80211.c was being disabled. I'd have to > investigate but it doesn't seem easy to do without suitable hardware.
I'm more than willing to assist here, but I need some pointers. Is all the wireless support provided by freebsd-utils and kfreebsd-image packages? If need be I can also make the laptop I'm testing on available to someone with more depth. -- Zac Slade [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cao3r19rlybqhb-nhtox+meqxjr0vwi_zshgwbvad73czlng...@mail.gmail.com
