hmm, on Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 06:58:28PM +0100, Stefan Sperling said that > On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 05:15:22PM +0000, Heptas Torres wrote: > > Hi > > I run OpenBSD in a VMware workstation and I would like to connect the > > Edimax EW-7811Un nano USB wireless adapter: > > http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=347&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=44. > > I get the error: > > urtwn0: timeout waiting for MAC auto ON > > The driver believes that it is failing to power up the hardware. > > If the dongle works with OpenBSD on real hardware there is probably > some problem with the way VMware handles USB devices. Do other USB > devices work?
i get this problem fairly often (and others) on real hardware all the time. i have a D-Link DWA-121 and "urtwn0: could not send firmware command 5" is the order of the day. get it every couple of hours, sometimes much worse. this just happened 7 minutes ago: urtwn0: could not send firmware command 5 urtwn0: could not send firmware command 5 urtwn0: could not send firmware command 5 ehci_idone: ex=0xd1f65100 is done! urtwn0 detached urtwn0 at uhub0 port 6 "Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter" rev 2.00/2.00 addr 4 urtwn0: MAC/BB RTL8188CUS, RF 6052 1T1R, address cc:b2:55:55:b1:55 and the dongle wasnt even removed when it said it detached, the hw just went away. i tried another firmware from the linux driver, and it seems to be marginally better, now i dont get the command 5 every 20 minutes but maybe every 3 hours. if anyone wants to try here is the other file http://obiit.org/f/urtwn-rtl8192cfwU copy it into /etc/firmware and rename the old one. in the end, i cannot point fingers because the usb ports seem to be totally shitty on this lenovo ideapad netbook. or maybe the dongle is dodgy. or maybe the driver is really strict with its timeout :] sigh. -f -- you ate a lot of wall paint as a kid, huh? you mean wall candy?
