Re: ath patch+hal for test

On Wednesday 08 February 2006 21:26, Ryan R wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Just reporting in..  The patch worked EXCELLENT, not a single error
> during patching (Which I had loads of before) and not a single issue
> compiling the kernel.  Here's exactly what I did:
>
>
> 1. Popped in my original  6.0-BOOTONLY ISO image, with a wired
> ethernet connection plugged in.
>
> 2. Chose the MINIMAL install, and only chose the cvsup-without-gui
> package, bash, and lynx (to view the handbook or websites).
>
> 3. Edited the stock 'standard-supfile' and synced my source tree (To
> 6.1-PRERELEASE)
>
> 4. cd /usr/src , then patch -p0 < /path/to/ath.patch (You have to
> manually type in which files to patch though once the process starts,
> the ath.patch refers to a customized /usr/ncvs directory which doesn't
> exist) and patched each file respectively.
>
> 5. cd /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev and renamed the original ath directory,
> unpacked the ath_hal-20051212.tgz here and renamed it in place of the
> original ath
>
> 6. make buildworld , make buildkernel , make installkernel, reboot,
> mergemaster -p, make installworld
>
> 7. created a real simple /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file for my network,
> with my WPA2 PSK and home network SSID info in it
>
> 8. added 'ifconfig_ath0="ssid my_ssid WPA DHCP" ' to /etc/rc.conf
>
> 9. manually loaded the if_ath module to make sure I got the dmesg info
> and it displayed itself properly, which it did, then added
> 'if_ath_load="YES" , and , wlan_ccmp_load="YES" ' to my
> /boot/loader.conf file to make sure they loaded automatically;
> rebooted again for good measure and to bring everything up, and
> voila!!works like a charm!  My WPA2 home network finally works with my
> laptop!!
>
> Just wanted to say thanks again, I can now actually make use of this
> laptop and use it all over the house
>
> Excellent job!!  Thanks!!
> Cheers!
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 2/6/06, Sam Leffler <sam_at_errno.com> wrote:
> > You can find the 0.9.16.13 hal (that's been out for a while) and an
> > updated ath.patch at http://www.freebsd.org/~sam/ath.  Please test and
> > report any regressions against what is in CVS.  This patch should work
> > on both HEAD and RELENG_6.  I hope to get things in CVS in time to make
> > the 6.1 release so timely feedback is important.
> >
> > This hal is required if you have one of the newer Atheros parts (e.g.
> > 5414).  I've mainly tested station mode so beware of ap mode problems.
> >
> > I am aware of one issue that is not fixed in this patch: beacon miss
> > handling may not work correctly if the beacon timers are initialized
> > with a stale tsf (as can happen when scanning many channels).  This
> > affects both station and adhoc mode operation and will be fixed when I
> > commit the changes.
> >
> > If you have a laptop with a radio on/off switch I've tried to add the
> > necessary glue to make it functional but since I don't have any laptops
> > of this sort the code is untested.
> >
> >         Sam

I have been using Sam's patch for several weeks now. Except for some 
difficulties getting the right country code flashed to my card it works as 
advertised in both adhoc and ap modes. I have tried in both 811b/g and 
everything is working properly. My card is a D Link DWL-AG530 (5412) which 
serves as my main internet connection at home. I have a special deal (i.e. 
free) from one of the local isp's and one of their access points is across 
the street from me, attached to a T3. I get excellent throughput and so far 
haven't had any dropped connections. BTW, I forgot to mention I'm running 
7-CURRENT on this box.

Beech

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