Firmware

[Baho Utot]

On 03/02/17 22:29, Cary wrote:
> Baho Utot wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
> bwn(4) man page has examples of how to to create a wlan device with ifconfig(8).
>
>

I have been through all of that,  the driver or firmware has some issue.

bwn0: warn: firmware state (28713)

The device works with WinXp and PCLinux, doesn't work on FreeBSD 11.0