Written by Gaëtan Podevijn on 04/13/08 08:14>> > Hello, > > I'm trying to configure my Acer Aspire 5024wmli wireless card (pciconf > -lv told me device: BCM43XX Broadcom 802.11b/g) but without any success. > > I use ndis with windows drivers and it is correctly loaded: > > kldstat > > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 24 0xc0400000 906518 kernel > 2 2 0xc0d07000 e750 if_ndis.ko > 3 3 0xc0d16000 1aa10 ndis.ko > 5 1 0xc0d94000 1bdc wlan_xauth.ko > 6 1 0xc0d96000 2ec0 wlan_acl.ko > 7 1 0xc0d99000 6a32c acpi.ko > 8 1 0xc44f4000 22000 linux.ko > 9 1 0xc4699000 62000 bcmwl5_sys.ko > 10 1 0xc47c9000 21000 radeon.ko > 11 1 0xc47ea000 f000 drm.ko > > and I have a ndis0 interface but when I use this command line: ifconfig > ndis0 up scan it returns me anything! > > Here is my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: > > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant > ctrl_interface_group=wheel > > network={ > ssid="wireless" > scan_ssid=1 > key_mgmt=NONE > wep_key0=XXX > } > > and my /etc/rc.conf: > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sat Apr 12 18:32:05 2008 > # Created: Sat Apr 12 18:32:05 2008 > # Enable network daemons for user convenience. > # Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf. > # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf. > hostname="herlock-bsd" > keymap="be.iso" > linux_enable="YES" > nfs_server_enable="YES" > rpcbind_enable="YES" > sshd_enable="YES" > # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Sat Apr 12 17:07:34 2008 > #ifconfig_re0="DHCP" > hostname="herlock-bsd" > ifconfig_ndis0="WPA DHCP" > gnome_enabled="YES" > > And it doesn't work... > > Can anyone tells me how is it possible to make this card works on > freebsd ? > > Thank you. > > Gaëtan.
Make sure the radio is actually turned on for the device. I've had ndis bite me in the ass before on laptops with Fn-key radio switches; when I put FreeBSD on, the radio was disabled and the Fn-key apparently required OS support to work. I beat my head against the wall trying to get it to associate with an AP to no avail. I've never been sure if there is a way on these systems to turn the radio on in FreeBSD, I've always thrown Windows on a spare partition and used it to turn the radio on. Maybe someone else can be more enlightening on this subject. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"