Firmware

[Cary]

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).


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