wifi issues under -stable
Jim Bryant
kc5vdj.freebsd at gmail.com
Wed Sep 29 21:41:59 UTC 2010
Warren Block wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2010, Jim Bryant wrote:
>
>> i have two laptops, both are Compaq(HP) C300 series using the
>> motherboards with the 945GM chipset and using T7200 and T7600 Core2
>> Duos.
>>
>> One (this one) has an intel pro wireless 3945ABG installed, which
>> returns:
>>
>> wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> irq 18 at device 0.0 on pci6
>> wpi0: Driver Revision 20071127
>> wpi0: 0x1000 bytes of rid 0x10 res 3 failed (0, 0xffffffffffffffff).
>> wpi0: could not allocate memory resource
>> device_attach: wpi0 attach returned 6
>>
>> and the broadcom used in the other does the exact same thing.
>>
>> I'm thinking that this isn't really a problem with the wifi, but may
>> be a mini-pci-e issue.
>
> Don't know about the Intel, but some Broadcoms work. Please show what
> you're doing in /boot/loader.conf and /etc/rc.conf.
>
the other machine has configs pretty much the same as this one. the
problem seems to be at the kernel level tho, at probe time.
4:19:52pm argus(14): cat /boot/loader.conf
beastie_disable="YES" # Turn the beastie boot menu on and off#
Beginning of the block added by the VMware software
vmxnet_load="YES"
# End of the block added by the VMware software
4:20:02pm argus(15): cat /etc/rc.conf
# -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Tue Mar 23 21:07:50 2010
# Created: Tue Mar 23 21:07:50 2010
# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
# Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
# This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
accounting_enable="YES"
gateway_enable="YES"
hostname="argus.root.com"
ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
inetd_enable="YES"
ipv6_enable="NO"
keyrate="fast"
lpd_enable="YES"
moused_enable="YES"
moused_port="/dev/psm0"
moused_type="auto"
named_enable="YES"
nfs_client_enable="YES"
nfs_reserved_port_only="YES"
nfs_server_enable="YES"
router="/sbin/routed"
router_enable="YES"
router_flags="-q"
rpc_lockd_enable="YES"
rpc_statd_enable="YES"
rpcbind_enable="YES"
rwhod_enable="NO"
saver="NO"
scrnmap="NO"
sshd_enable="YES"
blanktime="300"
font8x14="cp437-8x14"
font8x16="cp437-8x16"
font8x8="cp437-8x8"
allscreens_flags="-c blink MODE_280" # Set this vidcontrol mode for
all virtual screens
allscreens_kbdflags="-r fast" # Set this kbdcontrol mode for all
virtual screens
fusefs_enable="YES"
mysql_enable="YES"
lircd_enable="YES"
4:23:36pm argus(17): pciconf -lv
hostb0 at pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27a08086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '955XM/945GM/PM/GMS/940GML Express Processor to DRAM
Controller'
class = bridge
subclass = HOST-PCI
vgapci0 at pci0:0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27a28086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile 945GM/GU Express Integrated Graphics Controller'
class = display
subclass = VGA
vgapci1 at pci0:0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27a68086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Mobile 945GM/GU Express Integrated Graphics Controller'
class = display
hdac0 at pci0:0:27:0: class=0x040300 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27d88086
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'IDT High Definition Audio Driver (BA101897)'
class = multimedia
subclass = HDA
pcib1 at pci0:0:28:0: class=0x060400 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27d08086
rev=0x01 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) PCIe Root Port'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
pcib2 at pci0:0:28:2: class=0x060400 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27d48086
rev=0x01 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=0x30a5103c chip=0x27c88086
rev=0x01 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=0x30a5103c chip=0x27c98086
rev=0x01 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=0x30a5103c chip=0x27ca8086
rev=0x01 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=0x30a5103c chip=0x27cc8086
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801G (ICH7 Family) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller'
class = serial bus
subclass = USB
pcib3 at pci0:0:30:0: class=0x060401 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x24488086
rev=0xe1 hdr=0x01
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801 Family (ICH2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9-M) Hub Interface to
PCI Bridge'
class = bridge
subclass = PCI-PCI
isab0 at pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27b98086
rev=0x01 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=0x30a5103c chip=0x27c48086
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = '82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage
Controller'
class = mass storage
subclass = ATA
ichsmb0 at pci0:0:31:3: class=0x0c0500 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x27da8086
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Intel[R] 82801G (ICH7 Family) C- 27DA (82801G)'
class = serial bus
subclass = SMBus
wpi0 at pci0:6:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x135b103c chip=0x42228086
rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller (10208086)'
class = network
rl0 at pci0:8:8:0: class=0x020000 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x813910ec rev=0x10
hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor'
device = 'Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
(RTL-8139/8139C/8139D)'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
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