(to: Sam Leffler) EMP-8602 400mw 802.11a/g/b wireless mini-pci driver

[Milan Obuch]

On Thursday 23 March 2006 23:34, P C wrote:
> To: Sam Leffler
> Please investigate adding this wireless driver to the "ath_hal" if
> possible...
>
> Wireless: Mfg: EnGenius, Model: EMP-8602 Chipset: Atheros AR5006 6th gen.
>
> Hardware: WRAP 2C
> Software: pfSense-Embedded-1.0BETA2.img.gz (freeBSD6.1)
>
> # pciconf -lv
>
...
> none0 at pci0:13:0:   class=0x020000 card=0x00000000 chip=0xff16168c rev=0x01
> hdr=0x00 class    = network
>     subclass = ethernet
> none1 at pci0:13:1:   class=0x070002 card=0xee96168c chip=0xff96168c rev=0x01
> hdr=0x00 class    = simple comms
>     subclass = UART
> none2 at pci0:13:2:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
> none3 at pci0:13:3:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
> none4 at pci0:13:4:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
> none5 at pci0:13:5:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
> none6 at pci0:13:6:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
> none7 at pci0:13:7:   class=0x000000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x00000000 rev=0x00
> hdr=0x00 class    = old
>     subclass = non-VGA display device
...
>
> Accoring to Netgate.com product info for EMP-8602 it works with freeBSD 6.1
> ... http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=279
> They direct you to either look in the kernel tree {see wi,ath,ath(4)} or
> download the kernel driver from:
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Fr
>eeBSD+5.1-current&format=html
>
> >from lsf at http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=676.0
> >The chipid is not detected. it's not in the list.
> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ah_devid.h
>
> Post your pciconf -lv info on the freebsdmobile mailing list and let Sam
> add the deviceID. Also give the relevant info on the card I have a feeling
> that the AR5413 might not be supported by the 0.9.16.16 HAL. I'll try to
> write a patch for this to be detected, but I'm not sure it will work. So
> you should ask Sam Leffler on the freebsdmobile list.
>
> >I have spent some time researching this now. And as far as i can tell this
> > has to be added by Sam Leffler.
>
> Neither the madwifi drivers or the freebsd driver seem to have this
> deviceID. Mail the freebsdmobile mailing list, that is the best advice i
> can give you.
>
> Thank you,
> -Pete
>

Well, I have 7.0-CURRENT and this card does not work - I am getting exactly 
the same output from pciconf, even with
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
Already sent notification to Sam. I think it would not be that easy to get 
this card working...
Regards,
Milan

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