Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
There is a problem with country code in DWL-AG530, you can solve setting country code, we can find instructions for this in: http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility Our newest DWL-AG530 are working now on FreeBSD 5.4 and FreeBSD 6.0: FreeBSD 5.4 before load contry code: Jan 4 19:39:04 dl2 kernel: ath0: Atheros 5212 mem 0xee00-0xee00 irq 10 at device 8.0 on pci0 Jan 4 19:39:04 dl2 kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 5ghz radio 3.6 Jan 4 19:39:04 dl2 kernel: ath0: unable to collect channel list from hal Jan 4 19:39:04 dl2 kernel: device_attach: ath0 attach returned 22 After set country code: Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: Atheros 5212 mem 0xee00-0xee00 irq 10 at device 8.0 on pci0 Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 5ghz radio 3.6 Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: Ethernet address: 00:13:46:9a:29:18 Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps Jan 11 15:10:19 dl2 kernel: ath0: turbo rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps Paulo Fragoso. Derek Evans wrote: I think the newest D-link DWL-AG530 must use the AR5213 chipset too. Before I got it I had done some checking and read somewhere that it used the AR5212, so I thought I'd be ok. When I tried it recently I got: FreeBSD rock 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #1: Sun Jan 22 10:45:11 EST 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/ROCK i386 ... ath0: Atheros 5212 mem 0xea00-0xea00 irq 11 at device 17.0 on pci0 ath0: unable to collect channel list from hal; regdomain likely 18 country code 0 device_attach: ath0 attach returned 22 I haven't tried Sam's patches yet. I'm assuming they're still current though. I have instructions for getting the patches, applying the patches, and testing them. I'll send them to you via BSDForums (since that's where they're saved). Can you point me to these instructions as well please? Yes, I already looked. :) -derek ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
On Thu, 2006-Jan-26 20:10:56 -0800, resonant evil wrote: Hi there.. So I can't use this wireless card at all right now? Damn why did I buy this thing then.. People from the mailing list showed me this one so I ordered it :-( That exact card, or that model number? One major problem with PC hardware is that vendors regularly update the electronics without changing the model designations. This doesn't affect Windoze users because they provide updated drivers to match. -- Peter Jeremy ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
On Thursday 26 January 2006 08:10 pm, resonant evil wrote: Hi there.. So I can't use this wireless card at all right now? Damn why did I buy this thing then.. People from the mailing list showed me this one so I ordered it :-( All the posts on BSDForums.org list that the ath(4) driver in FreeBSD 6.0 only supports the AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chipset. It does not support the AR5213 which a lot of the newest Atheros-based cards are using. A quick search of the forums would have shown that. :) Similarly, the man page for ath(4) shows the three chipsets it supports. When buying wireless cards, the chipset is the only thing that matters. The name, model are irrelevent and often misleading. You have to search through the support/docs area of the manufacturer's website to find out exactly which chipset the card uses. This is horrible, I just spent a hundred bucks on something I can't even use? :( Update your system to RELENG_6 (6-STABLE) and apply the patches that Sam Leffler posts to http://people.freebsd.org/~sam That will allow you to use AR5213-based wireless NICs. I tested the patches on my laptop and they apply cleanly. I don't have any AR5213-based NICs to test with, though (all AR5212 at my house). I have instructions for getting the patches, applying the patches, and testing them. I'll send them to you via BSDForums (since that's where they're saved). -- Freddie Cash [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
Yeah, someone told me about this exact card, I guess he figured it used Atheros so that meant it would work.. I wish I was so lucky. A nice fellow from Germany sent me an e-mail with a link to patching a file in the kernel, but I'm not sure how to do it.. But I guess I'll give it a try Does anyone else have any other advice for me here? Is there anything I can do or did I just purchase an absolute waste of money? Thanks guys On 1/27/06, Peter Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2006-Jan-26 20:10:56 -0800, resonant evil wrote: Hi there.. So I can't use this wireless card at all right now? Damn why did I buy this thing then.. People from the mailing list showed me this one so I ordered it :-( That exact card, or that model number? One major problem with PC hardware is that vendors regularly update the electronics without changing the model designations. This doesn't affect Windoze users because they provide updated drivers to match. -- Peter Jeremy ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
Hi guys Here is where I am at now. Before we start, heres a DETAILED link to my exact wireless card: http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=279 A nice guy named Eric from Germany e-mailed me with some information, saying to check out this website: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-mobile/2005-October/007243.html He thought that maybe the fix for his card might work for mine, but it doesn't appear to have.. Here is exactly what I did I copied that source code from http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=8966525 for the 'ar5k.c' file and compiled it. I then went to /usr/src/sys/dev/dev/ath and edited the 'if_ath.c' file. Correct me if I'm wrong but I was just supposed to change that one line of 'return EINVAL' to 'return 0' right? So I did that, saved it, and re-compiled the kernel fully, installed it, and rebooted, but I don't see even the slightest bit of info about the card still when the system boots up, and I definitely don't have an ath0 device still. Is there something like an 'lspci' command in Linux where I can get all the information from the card by probing it or whatever? FreeBSD can't detect this thing for the life of it :( Did I do anything wrong in those instructions? Is there anything I can do? Thanks :( On 1/27/06, resonant evil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, someone told me about this exact card, I guess he figured it used Atheros so that meant it would work.. I wish I was so lucky. A nice fellow from Germany sent me an e-mail with a link to patching a file in the kernel, but I'm not sure how to do it.. But I guess I'll give it a try Does anyone else have any other advice for me here? Is there anything I can do or did I just purchase an absolute waste of money? Thanks guys On 1/27/06, Peter Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2006-Jan-26 20:10:56 -0800, resonant evil wrote: Hi there.. So I can't use this wireless card at all right now? Damn why did I buy this thing then.. People from the mailing list showed me this one so I ordered it :-( That exact card, or that model number? One major problem with PC hardware is that vendors regularly update the electronics without changing the model designations. This doesn't affect Windoze users because they provide updated drivers to match. -- Peter Jeremy ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
I think the newest D-link DWL-AG530 must use the AR5213 chipset too. Before I got it I had done some checking and read somewhere that it used the AR5212, so I thought I'd be ok. When I tried it recently I got: FreeBSD rock 6.0-STABLE FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #1: Sun Jan 22 10:45:11 EST 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/ROCK i386 ... ath0: Atheros 5212 mem 0xea00-0xea00 irq 11 at device 17.0 on pci0 ath0: unable to collect channel list from hal; regdomain likely 18 country code 0 device_attach: ath0 attach returned 22 I haven't tried Sam's patches yet. I'm assuming they're still current though. I have instructions for getting the patches, applying the patches, and testing them. I'll send them to you via BSDForums (since that's where they're saved). Can you point me to these instructions as well please? Yes, I already looked. :) -derek ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
Hi guys.. I made a post at bsdforums.org about a problem I am having getting my Atheros card working, but not too many people frequent that forum.. Instead of rehashing everything I have done I guess I will link to the topic: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38562 The LINK to my exact wireless card is in the first post of that topic.. It is a Senao NMP-8602 a/b/g Atheros card.. I have it working no problems on Windows (blech), and my network at home is running WPA2+AES. What I have done so far: Followed the handbook through installing the system to configuring the kernel I copied the GENERIC file to a MYKERNEL file. (The kernel config file) I edited it, and added device ath device ath_hal device ath_rate_sample device wlan_wep device wlan_ccmp device wlan_tkip to the file. I then proceeded to /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL, and 'cd ../compile/MYKERNEL'. I did a 'make depend' , 'make' , 'make install' all without a hitch, no compiling problems.. and before rebooting into the new kernel I tweaked my /boot/loader.conf file: su-2.05b# cat loader.conf agp_load=YES ntfs_load=YES sound_load=YES snd_driver_load=YES wlan_wep_load=YES wlan_tkip_load=YES wlan_ccmp_load=YES So I rebooted, and the new kernel booted no problem. However when the system was starting up and all of the text was flashing by I still saw no sign of an ath0 device.. So I logged in and tried doing a 'kldload if_ath' and it said File already exists so I thought that meant it was loaded.. Just for fun I tried a 'ifconfig ath0 up' but that just spit out ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist and now I'm really starting to get nervous :( One of the replies I got a guy told me to edit a /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file to input all the information from my home network like WPA key and stuff, but that file doesn't exist on my system! (wpa_supplicant is installed though) .. Here were his exact directions Quote: Edit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to include all the wireless details of your network (SSID, use WPA, WPA passphrase, etc). Edit /etc/rc.conf to add ifconfig_ath0=WPA DHCP Edit /etc/rc.conf to add wpa_supplicant_enable=YES Run /etc/rc.d/netif ath0 start to bring up the ath0 interface, start wpa_supplicant, establish the link to the access point, and grab the IP info via DHCP. This step will be done automatically at boot based on the above rc.conf entries. But will that really bring up the ath0 device even though 'ifconfig ath0 up' yielded a 'interface ath0 does not exist' ? And I have no /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file for some reason, and no clue how to create one from scratch, what should I do? I need to do WPA2+AES for my network Thank you so much guys, I'm at a brick wall and appreciate help ASAP These mailing lists is all a novice user like me can count on because theres no way to be this detailed on IRC Thanks again -Ryan ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
On Thursday 26 January 2006 07:53 pm, resonant evil wrote: So I rebooted, and the new kernel booted no problem. However when the system was starting up and all of the text was flashing by I still saw no sign of an ath0 device.. So I logged in and tried doing a 'kldload if_ath' and it said File already exists so I thought that meant it was loaded.. Just for fun I tried a 'ifconfig ath0 up' but that just spit out ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist and now I'm really starting to get nervous :( This card seems to have newer chipset and I heard the following patch supports newer chipsets: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?439E1030.1080304 However, I don't think this patch applies to 6.X. Jung-uk Kim ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
Jung-uk Kim wrote: On Thursday 26 January 2006 07:53 pm, resonant evil wrote: So I rebooted, and the new kernel booted no problem. However when the system was starting up and all of the text was flashing by I still saw no sign of an ath0 device.. So I logged in and tried doing a 'kldload if_ath' and it said File already exists so I thought that meant it was loaded.. Just for fun I tried a 'ifconfig ath0 up' but that just spit out ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist and now I'm really starting to get nervous :( This card seems to have newer chipset and I heard the following patch supports newer chipsets: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?439E1030.1080304 However, I don't think this patch applies to 6.X. Correct. The hal in cvs doesn't support the chip; only the one out for test. I've merged all the net80211-related changes but the ath patch is now out of date. I'll regenerate it and post a note when it's ready. Sam ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hi all.. Novice user having woes getting Atheros card up in FreeBSD 6.0
Hi there.. So I can't use this wireless card at all right now? Damn why did I buy this thing then.. People from the mailing list showed me this one so I ordered it :-( This is horrible, I just spent a hundred bucks on something I can't even use? :( Do these new patches fix this? Thanks :-( ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
