Firmware

[Baho Utot]

On 3/2/2017 7:12 PM, Cary wrote:
> Baho Utot wrote:
>> On 3/2/2017 5:56 PM, Cary wrote:
>>> Baho Utot wrote:
>>>> On 03/02/17 16:09, Cary wrote:
>>>>> To build a driver for bcm43XX ndisgen(8) is worth a try. If you have not
>>>>> seen it
>>>>> before, here is a post that gives a quick summary.
>>>>> http://blog.cochard.me/2012/10/using-bcm4313-wireless-chip-under.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks I will have a look at it.
>>>>
>>>> I have /boot/modules/bwn_v4_lp_ucode.ko and
>>>> /boot/modules/bwn_v4_ucode.ko
>>>>
>>>> But dmesg says that the firmware cannot be found and it then gives me the
>>>> following:
>>>> bwn0: warn: firmware state (28713)
>>>>
>>>> I am looking at the site you posted now.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What I've found is that the native FreeBSD driver for your wlan interface may
>>> work.  Unfortunately, it does not support secure encryption.  Only WEP is
>>> supported.
>>>
>> I am not following you here,  are you saying that there is a native freebsd
>> driver for the BCM4311?
>> If so can you point me to it?
>>
>>
> The one you are using, bwn(4), is it.
>
> The kernel message indicates that there is a device, bwn0 , that was initialized
> by the bwn(4) FreeBSD driver.
>
Then it does not work.
The device is there but on the firmware load it has a problem gives me 
firmware state (28713) error that repeats until you reboot.  The error 
starts whenever you bring the interface up with ifconfig and doesn't stop