Intel 3945 ABG

Vince jhary at unsane.co.uk
Thu Aug 23 09:57:10 PDT 2007


Stefan Lambrev wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Sami M'Barek wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 11:58:53AM +0800, davidn wrote:
>>  
>>> Sami M'Barek wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Well i reinstalled 7-CURRENT again. I still have the same problem.
>>>> This time i tried to install the p4 version.
>>>>
>>>> when i load the wpifw.ko i get:
>>>> wpifw: You need to read the LICENSE file in
>>>> /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/.
>>>> wpifw: If you agree with the license, set
>>>> legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
>>>> module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (wpifw_fw, 0xc349651c, 0) error 1
>>>>
>>>> and nothing when loading if_wpi.ko.
>>>>
>>>> my /boot/loader.conf:
>>>> i915_load="YES"
>>>> if_ural_load="YES"
>>>> if_wpi_load="YES"
>>>> drm_load="YES"
>>>> firmware_load="YES"
>>>> ng_ubt_load="YES"
>>>> kern.ipc.shmmax="6710886"
>>>> kern.ipc.shmall="32768"
>>>> kern.maxfiles="25000"
>>>> load_acpi="YES"
>>>> loader_logo="beastiebw"
>>>> legal.intel_wpi.license.ack=1
>>>>  
>>>>       
>>> Typo there, should be:
>>>
>>> legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
>>>
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>>
>> I copy pasted that from the dmesg or README and put it in there.
>> Anyways i get:
>> # sysctl legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1                             
>> /home/sami sysctl: unknown oid 'legal.intel_wpi.license_ack'
>>
>>   
> Just put it in /boot/loader.conf :
> legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
> 
> Anyway this driver does not work for me - every time when I try to load
> it I got:
> link_elf_obj: symbol ieee80211_amrr_choose undefined
> KLD file if_wpi.ko - could not finalize loading
> 
> I'm using freebsd 7-current amd64
> 
For what its worth, for me it works (-CURRENT i386,) I can scan and
associate, and for non-encrypted sessions I can push a very small amount
of packets. However an ssh session was enough to panic my laptop. So it
does what it says it will on the progress page ;)

Vince


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