Sorry to send another follow-up e-mail. Someone asked me if I had tried running 4.8, and I just wanted to mention that the problem is with the driver shipped in 4.8 (yes, I'm running 4.8). I wanted to keep it in the same thread, though, which is why I replied to 4.7.
-Ersin On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Ersin Akinci <ersin.aki...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Just to resurrect an old thread, I just installed OpenBSD on my laptop > and I'm having the same problem with my Atheros AR9285 card. > "ifconfig athn0 scan" freezes my computer almost immediately (perhaps > a one second pause or so?) > > Damien, I recompiled and installed the kernel with the debug setting > set to 10, as you suggested, but when I run ifconfig, it doesn't print > any text. > > Any suggestions? I'm pondering buying a new wifi card. I really > enjoy OpenBSD and I'd hate to have to stop using it on account of > wifi. > > On tangential note, does anyone know of a wicd-like solution for > managing wifi networks in OpenBSD? Could just be a set of shell > scripts, as well. > > -Ersin > > -- > Ersin Y. Akinci -- ersinakinci.com > > What Digital Revolution? -- www.whatdigitalrevolution.com > Thinking critically about digital worlds. > -- Ersin Y. Akinci -- ersinakinci.com What Digital Revolution? -- www.whatdigitalrevolution.com Thinking critically about digital worlds.
