----------------------------- > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:14:42 +0200 > From: "Christopher J. Ruwe" <c...@cruwe.de> > Subject: Re: dlink dwl-122g e1 on 9-stable, working only partially? > (or not at all?) > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Message-ID: <20120514191442.505a0...@dijkstra.cruwe.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Sun, 13 May 2012 23:09:34 -0600 > PseudoCylon <moonlightak...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > Message: 11 >> > Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 01:21:30 +0200 >> > From: "Christopher J. Ruwe" <c...@cruwe.de> >> > Subject: Re: dlink dwl-122g e1 on 9-stable, working only partially? >> > (or not at all?) >> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> > Message-ID: <20120513012130.64d78...@dijkstra.cruwe.de> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >> > >> > On Sat, 12 May 2012 14:49:18 +0200 >> > "Christopher J. Ruwe" <c...@cruwe.de> wrote: >> > >> >> Currently I am fighting with (against?) a dlink dwl-g122 usb wlan >> >> dongle. The casing is claiming the thing to be of H/W-version E1, >> >> F/W-version 5.00, which I interpret as hardware and firmware. >> >> >> >> I am running 9-stable (FreeBSD ritchie.cruwe.de 9.0-STABLE FreeBSD >> >> 9.0-STABLE #8 r235064: Fri May 11 21:32:52 CEST 2012 >> >> c...@ritchie.cruwe.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/RITCHIE amd64) and >> >> admittedly, dwl-g122 is not included in the hw-compatibility list >> >> for 9.0. >> >> >> >> I am also aware that others have been unsuccessful, though some >> >> time back, to get dlw-g122 e running >> >> (http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=27123). >> >> >> >> However, I am somewhat successful in getting the dongle recognized >> >> by if_run.ko, though not to work as I would like to: >> >> >> >> dmesg gives then >> >> >> >> [...] >> >> ugen0.3: <Ralink> at usbus0 >> >> run0: <Ralink 11g Adapter, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3> on >> >> usbus0 run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT2020 (MIMO 1T1R), >> >> address b8:a3:86:97:c1:ec ieee80211_load_module: load the >> >> wlan_amrr module by hand for now. wlan0: Ethernet address: >> >> b8:a3:86:97:c1:ec run0: firmware RT2870 ver. 0.236 loaded >> >> ieee80211_load_module: load the wlan_amrr module by hand for now. >> >> wlan0: Ethernet address: b8:a3:86:97:c1:ec >> >> I have no explanation for the multiple occurrences, I have been >> >> trying for some time now, though. >> >> >> >> Was wlan_amrr compiled into kernel? > > Nope, using the module. BTW, loading the if_run module gives > > ieee80211_load_module: load the wlan_amrr module by hand for now. > > Did exactly that, i.e., loaded the wlam_amrr by hand. Do you think I > might fare better by using in-kernel drivers instead of modules? > > >> >> >> >> sudo ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev run0 wlanmode hostap >> >> sudo ifconfig wlan0 inet 192.168.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid >> >> bsdap channel - >> >> >> >> If you want to use WPA, you need to run >> # /etc/rc.d/hostapd onestart > > Amongst other things, I also did that. > >> >> > OK, update on the situation: I can get wlan to work in AP-mode, I >> > must not enable WPA, though. Having enabled hostapd for one time >> > kills my wlan and requires a complete reboot. >> > >> >> Did it panic? Can you post back trace? > > > No, it did not panic. After trying to enable wpa, the systems becomes > very sluggish on the network side and recovers upon pulling the dongle. > I interpret that as some kind of crashing the driver. > > I would be happy to provide a back trace, I do not know how, > though. Where do I need to look to learn that? > > Thanks and cheers, Christopher > >
I saw you have submitted PR. I have replied to it. Please check that out. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=167847 AK _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
