Re: wpi card non-functional in 8.0-BETA1

2009/7/16 Andrey Fesenko <f0andrey_at_gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM, Rene Ladan <rene_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> it looks like my wpi card (Intel 3945 ABG) stopped working in
>> 8.0-BETA1/amd64,
>> at least in WPA2 mode. wpa_supplicant now gives ioctl errors (no log for
>> now :( ).
>>
>> It worked fine in 7.2-RELEASE/amd64. There, the LED would also light up
>> (flashing while connecting, solid while connected). But now it always
>> stays dark.
>>
>> The Bluetooth module (at usbus2) works fine, I can connect it to my
>> cellphone.
>>
>> I've attached the relevant dmesg parts.
>>
>> Any clues?
>
>  My notebook wpi card (Intel 3945 ABG) working in 8.0-BETA2/amd64, and
> working in 8.0-BETA1/amd64 ...
>
>> cat /boot/loader.conf
> if_wpi_load="YES"
> wlan_load="YES"
> wlan_amrr_load="YES"
> firmware_load="YES"
> wpifw_load="YES"
> legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
>
These are already in GENERIC, except for the wpifw and if_wpi modules.
The legal ack is no longer necessary.

>> cat /root/st_wlan
> ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0
> wpa_supplicant -BDbsd -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> sleep 10
> dhclient wlan
>
The trick to create the wlan0 device seems to do the trick (I completely missed
the /usr/src/UPDATING 20080420 entry...).  It seems to work again
judging remotely
from office.

Thanks,
René