iwi(4) in RELENG_6

[Don Wilde]

On 7/27/06, Max Laier <max at love2party.net> wrote:
>
> [Please don't top-post]
>
> On Thursday 27 July 2006 21:01, Don Wilde wrote:
> > Yes, I have. I just did another CVSup, and when I recompiled -kmod it
> did
> > indeed put a bunch of .ko files in /build/modules, but a) I still get a
> > whole bunch of Can't load firmware complaints, and b) it doesn't work.
> It
> > goes through the DISCOVER process, but doesn't get any offers it
> > recognizes. I've tried this both with an open DHCP and also with my
> > parameters wired in.
> >
> > Hardware notes: Dell 6100 Inspiron with 2200G iwi. I have heard from
> > another gent who has a 2200G pci card and is having the same problem
> with
> > STABLE.
> >
> > This all was working two weeks ago.
>
> Just to get the facts straight and assembled in one place:
>
> You are running a somewhat recent RELENG_6, have net/iwi-firmware-kmod
> installed and "device iwi" and "options firmware" built into your kernel?
>
> When do you get the "Can't load firmware" messages?  What does kldstat
> [-v]
> say before and after that point?  Can you try "kldload iwi_bss" before and
> see if that gets you up and running?
>
> > On 7/27/06, Mark Willson <mark at hydrus.org.uk> wrote:
> > > Have you tried using the firmware from iwi-firmware-kmod, rather than
> > > iwi-firmware. I am using the former on a Thinkpad T42 and it is
> working
> > > ok.



Hi, Max -

I did so, and it appears that the module is already loaded. It seems that
the problems occur because my system is also trying to load the old firmware
somehow.

A more disturbing issue is that my rc.conf seems to be being read twice. I
see the kldstat reports (with my echo commands) being printed four times
instead of the two I'm requesting. Attached are my rc.conf and dmesg.
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