Re: Call for Test and Review: bwn(4) - another Broadcom Wireless driver

From: John Baldwin <jhb_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:42:19 -0500
On Sunday 10 January 2010 4:30:13 am Rohit Grover wrote:
> Hi Weongyo,
> 
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Weongyo Jeong <weongyo.jeong_at_gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 06:41:21PM +1300, Rohit Grover wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> > Please try attached patch in bwn_probe() and show me dmesg output. ?If
> >> > bwn(4) doesn't print anything that means ssb(4) works incorrectly. ?But
> >> > there are some outputs and bwn(4) doesn't be attached then your device
> >> > revision isn't supported.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> After applying your patch, I get the following upon loading if_bwn:
> >>
> >> bwn0: vendor 0x4243 cid 0x812 rev 12
> >>
> >> Therefore, I should infer that the device revision isn't supported?
> >
> > Yes it looks your revision isn't supported.
> >
> >> Do you know when this device might be supported?
> >
> > I think it could be supported when bwn(4) supports N PHYs I hope.
> 
> Not being able to use the wireless hardware on my current laptop with
> FreeBSD has caused me inconvenience to the point where I am seriously
> contemplating the purchase of a new laptop.
> Is there even a remote possibility that you may be able to estimate
> when bwn(4) may be able to support such hardware?

You might try ndis(4).  I am using it for my Broadcom wireless card with an N-
phy until bwn(4) supports my part natively.

-- 
John Baldwin
Received on Mon Jan 11 2010 - 15:23:20 UTC

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