Driver for Atheros Wireless LAN
Volker
volker at vwsoft.com
Sat Nov 15 12:53:43 PST 2008
On 11/15/08 20:54, Octavian Ionescu wrote:
> Sam Leffler wrote:
>> Volker wrote:
>>> On 11/12/08 23:31, Octavian Ionescu wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> i have folowed the instructions on http://wiki.freebsd.org/AsusEee for
>>>> setting up the drivers for an Asus EEE PC 1000H and i have managed to
>>>> set up at least the wired ethernet with the help of Pyun YongHyeon.
>>>> but
>>>> for the wireless ethernet i can't see any wireless interface up. i see
>>>> the message wich i shall see in dmesg but i cant see the interface :
>>>>
>>>> # dmesg | grep ath
>>>> ath_hal: 0.10.5.10 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112,
>>>> RF2413, RF5413, RF2133, RF2425, RF2417)
>>>>
>>>> am i doing something wrong ?
>>>>
>>>> here is the result of pciconf
>>>>
>>>> # pciconf -v -l
>>>> hostb0 at pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x83401043 chip=0x27ac8086
>>>> rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = HOST-PCI
>>>> vgapci0 at pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x83401043 chip=0x27ae8086
>>>> rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> class = display
>>>> subclass = VGA
>>>> vgapci1 at pci0:0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0x83401043 chip=0x27a68086
>>>> rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = 'Mobile 945GM/GU Express Integrated Graphics
>>>> Controller'
>>>> class = display
>>>> pcm0 at pci0:0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x831a1043 chip=0x27d88086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio'
>>>> class = multimedia
>>>> pcib1 at pci0:0:28:0: class=0x060400 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27d08086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x01
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) PCIe Root Port'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = PCI-PCI
>>>> pcib2 at pci0:0:28:1: class=0x060400 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27d28086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x01
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) PCIe Root Port'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = PCI-PCI
>>>> pcib3 at pci0:0:28:3: class=0x060400 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27d68086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x01
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) PCIe Root Port'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = PCI-PCI
>>>> uhci0 at pci0:0:29:0: class=0x0c0300 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27c88086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
>>>> class = serial bus
>>>> subclass = USB
>>>> uhci1 at pci0:0:29:1: class=0x0c0300 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27c98086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
>>>> class = serial bus
>>>> subclass = USB
>>>> uhci2 at pci0:0:29:2: class=0x0c0300 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27ca8086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
>>>> class = serial bus
>>>> subclass = USB
>>>> uhci3 at pci0:0:29:3: class=0x0c0300 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27cb8086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
>>>> class = serial bus
>>>> subclass = USB
>>>> ehci0 at pci0:0:29:7: class=0x0c0320 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27cc8086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller'
>>>> class = serial bus
>>>> subclass = USB
>>>> pcib4 at pci0:0:30:0: class=0x060401 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x24488086
>>>> rev=0xe2 hdr=0x01
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801BAM/CAM/DBM (ICH2-M/3-M/4-M) Hub Interface to PCI
>>>> Bridge'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = PCI-PCI
>>>> isab0 at pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27b98086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller'
>>>> class = bridge
>>>> subclass = PCI-ISA
>>>> atapci0 at pci0:0:31:2: class=0x010180 card=0x830f1043 chip=0x27c48086
>>>> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
>>>> device = '82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage
>>>> Controller'
>>>> class = mass storage
>>>> subclass = ATA
>>>> ale0 at pci0:3:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x83241043 chip=0x10261969
>>>> rev=0xb0 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Attansic (Now owned by Atheros)'
>>>> class = network
>>>> subclass = ethernet
>>>> none0 at pci0:1:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x27901814 chip=0x07811814
>>>> rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
>>>> vendor = 'Ralink Technology, Corp'
>>>> class = network
>>>>
>>>
>>> Did you load ral(4)? Your interface is using a ral chipset, not an
>>> atheros one.
>>>
>>> ``kldload if_ral''
>>> /boot/loader.conf: if_ral_load="YES"
>>>
>>> Whenever asking questions like these, it may be useful to know the
>>> FreeBSD version you're using.
>>>
>>> _If_ we're talking about 7.x or 6.x, your kernel needs a bit tweaking
>>> (AFAIK the pciid 0x0781 isn't known by ral).
>>>
>> 0x781 is an RT2790; not supported by any driver in the tree. Andrew
>> was working on support but I know he hasn't looked at wireless in a
>> while.
>>
>> Sam
>
> i have upgraded to head but still the same issues.
> the version is:
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #0: Fri Nov 14 21:39:23 UTC 2008
> root@:/usr/obj/var/src/head/sys/ITAVYEEE2 i386
> as for loading driver ral:
> #kldload if_ral
> module_register: module cardbus/ral already exists!
> Module cardbus/ral failed to register: 17
> module_register: module pci/ral already exists!
> Module pci/ral failed to register: 17
>
> i saw something wich Volker wrote wich i shall give it a try, what
> tweaking is need to be made ?
Octavian,
tweaking is not really the right thing. As Sam stated (thanks Sam for
your correction), your RAL device is using an unsupported chipset. I
thought it might have been a new pci id for an already supported device.
Until we have a driver for it, your best (and fastest) choice is to
replace the mini-PCIe card with a well known, already supported chipset.
I just bought the same model an hour ago and mine has an (unsupported)
Atheros b/g/n chipset. I'll replace that with whatever card I've laying
around here (I think it's an iwi).
Volker
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