If you `ifconfig iwi0 down` and re-run dhclient, does the wireless work
again?


On 2010 Nov 06 (Sat) at 15:06:44 +0100 (+0100), Alexander Schulthei_ wrote:
:I'm running OpenBSD 4.8-release on an IBM ThinkPad T 42 and installed
:iwi-firmware-3.1 as indicated in iwi(4). Wireless works flawlessly.
:However, after suspend (closing the lid of the laptop) I get a message
:saying "iwi0: fatal firmware error". Ifconfig iwi0 shows "no network"
:in the status field. Dmesg gives:
:
:... snippet (the usual stuff) ...
:root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
:iwi0: fatal firmware error
:
:'# sh /etc/netstart' and '# dhclient iwi0' both report:
:iwi0: no link . . . . . . . . . . . . . sleeping
:
:Reboot solves the problem of course. Is this a bug in the firmware or
:does OpenBSD handle suspend incorrectly or am I simply supposed to
:bring the interface down before suspending?
:
:regards, Alex
:

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