On Thursday 09 June 2011 22:34:18 Jim Bryant wrote: > I just bought one of those chinese (apparently the same unit relabeled > and being sold by multiple companies) realtek RTL8187B wifi units. The > price is right. > > The label name on this one is WiFySky 1500mW. > > other than the fact that the case it is enclosed in is really cheesy, > there is a more immediate problem with this. > > the current urtw driver returns a 6. > > here we go: > > on insert: > > ugen3.2: <vendor 0x0bda> at usbus3 > > after kldload if_urtw.ko: > > urtw0: <vendor 0x0bda product 0x8187, class 0/0, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2> > on usbus3 > urtw0: could not allocate USB transfers, err=USB_ERR_NO_PIPE > device_attach: urtw0 attach returned 6 > urtw0: <vendor 0x0bda product 0x8187, class 0/0, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2> > on usbus3 > urtw0: could not allocate USB transfers, err=USB_ERR_NO_PIPE > device_attach: urtw0 attach returned 6 > urtw0: <vendor 0x0bda product 0x8187, class 0/0, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2> > on usbus3 > urtw0: could not allocate USB transfers, err=USB_ERR_NO_PIPE > device_attach: urtw0 attach returned 6 > urtw0: <vendor 0x0bda product 0x8187, class 0/0, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2> > on usbus3 > urtw0: could not allocate USB transfers, err=USB_ERR_NO_PIPE > device_attach: urtw0 attach returned 6 > > 3:28:35pm argus(48): usbconfig -u 3 -a 2 dump_device_desc > ugen3.2: <product 0x8187 vendor 0x0bda> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST > spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON > > bLength = 0x0012 > bDescriptorType = 0x0001 > bcdUSB = 0x0200 > bDeviceClass = 0x0000 > bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 > bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 > bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 > idVendor = 0x0bda > idProduct = 0x8187 > bcdDevice = 0x0200 > iManufacturer = 0x0001 <Wireless Manufacturer> > iProduct = 0x0002 <USB2.0 WLAN Adapter> > iSerialNumber = 0x0000 <no string> > bNumConfigurations = 0x0001 > > 3:28:48pm argus(49): usbconfig -u 3 -a 2 dump_curr_config_desc > ugen3.2: <product 0x8187 vendor 0x0bda> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST > spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON > > > Configuration index 0 > > bLength = 0x0009 > bDescriptorType = 0x0002 > wTotalLength = 0x0051 > bNumInterfaces = 0x0001 > bConfigurationValue = 0x0001 > iConfiguration = 0x0004 <Wireless Network Card> > bmAttributes = 0x0080 > bMaxPower = 0x00fa > > Interface 0 > bLength = 0x0009 > bDescriptorType = 0x0004 > bInterfaceNumber = 0x0000 > bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 > bNumEndpoints = 0x0009 > bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff > bInterfaceSubClass = 0x00ff > bInterfaceProtocol = 0x00ff > iInterface = 0x0002 <USB2.0 WLAN Adapter> > > Endpoint 0 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0083 <IN> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 1 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0004 <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 2 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0005 <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 3 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0006 <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 4 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0007 <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 5 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x0089 <IN> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 6 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x000a <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 7 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x000b <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > Endpoint 8 > bLength = 0x0007 > bDescriptorType = 0x0005 > bEndpointAddress = 0x000c <OUT> > bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> > wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 > bInterval = 0x0000 > bRefresh = 0x0000 > bSynchAddress = 0x0000 > > If a verbose boot or any other info is needed to get this working, > please tell me, and I'll get you the info. > > I do have to admit, at the price these are going for, they are rather > nice, and do reach out and touch a router. Review complaints: heat > dissipation. If you buy one, don't operate it in a hot environment. > I'd like to see it working in FreeBSD, but I don't have a handle on the > wifi driver structure. Linux source code was included on the driver > disk. I can email that directly to whomever needs it for comparison. > > > Thanks, > > Jim, KC5VDJ
Hi, I think there is some firmware you need to load before it works. --HPS _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
