Intel WiFi 5100/5300

Bernhard Schmidt bschmidt at techwires.net
Fri Oct 23 22:02:16 UTC 2009


On Friday 23 October 2009 19:32:27 Nicolas wrote:
> Hi Bernhard,
> 
> I'm trying to use your driver but i have a problem:
> 
> iwn0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5100> mem 0xde000000-0xde001fff irq 16 at
> device 0.0 on pci2
> iwn0: MIMO 1T2R, MoW, address 00:21:6b:2b:78:04
> iwn0: [ITHREAD]
> iwn0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> iwn0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> iwn0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> iwn0: 11na MCS: 15Mbps 30Mbps 45Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 135Mbps
> 150Mbps 30Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 180Mbps 240Mbps 270Mbps 
300Mbps
> iwn0: 11ng MCS: 15Mbps 30Mbps 45Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 135Mbps
> 150Mbps 30Mbps 60Mbps 90Mbps 120Mbps 180Mbps 240Mbps 270Mbps 
300Mbps
> wlan0: Ethernet address: 00:21:6b:2b:78:04
> iwn0: iwn_init_locked: radio is disabled by hardware switch
> 
> I load iwnfw.ko before if_iwn.ko.
> But i have all time the message:
> iwn0: iwn_init_locked: radio is disabled by hardware switch
> 
> But when i press the button nothing change, no options in the bios too.
> Have you an idea where the problem come from ?
> 
> Thanks in adavance,
> Nicolas.

I have no clue.. Do you have any status indication for the button, LED or 
something? Try press it a few times and kldunload/kldload if_iwn again.

-- 
Bernhard


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