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. >
You are probebly aware this, but if not, then you should know that there are pleanty of supported external wifi devices that are not as expensive as not using oBSD. Check out http://www.openbsd.org/plat.html
