Intel PRO/Wireless 6050 in 8.1-RELEASE Problems

[me at kmwhite.net]

On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:04:14 +0100, Bruce Cran <bruce at cran.org.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:32:52 -0600
> <me at kmwhite.net> wrote:
> 
>> I've installed FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE on a Dell Latitude E6410. Most
>> hardware works just fine, but I'm having a hell of a time with the
>> wifi. Everytime I try to associate with an access point, my terminal
>> replies with:
>> 
>> jarvis# wpa_supplicant -i iwn0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
>> ioctl[SIOCG80211, op 98, len 32]: Invalid argument
>> Failed to initialize driver interface
>> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=4 eloop_data=0x28406140   
>> user_data=0x2840d040 handler=0x8069f70
> 
> I'm sure it's not the cause of the problem, but shouldn't you be
> running wpa_supplicant on the wlan0 interface, not the underlying iwn0?

You're correct. That was me copying/pasting the wrong command run, sorry:

jarvis# wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 103, len 128]: Device not configured
Failed to initiate AP scan.
ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 103, len 128]: Device not configured
Failed to initiate AP scan.
ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 103, len 128]: Device not configured
Failed to initiate AP scan.
^CCTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 26, arg 0x0]: Operation not supported
Failed to disable WPA in the driver.
ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=4 eloop_data=0x28406140 user_data=0x2840d040
handler=0x8069f70
jarvis#