Re: iwn0 driver: status

[Jaime Fournier <ober%linbsd.org@localhost>]

Hi
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, Marcin M. Jessa wrote:

> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:05:47 +0200
> From: Marcin M. Jessa <lists%yazzy.org@localhost>
> To: Hernani Marques Madeira <hernani%vecirex.net@localhost>
> Cc: current-users%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Subject: Re: iwn0 driver: status
>
> On Saturday 23. February 2008 05:20:41 Hernani Marques Madeira wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I'm having problems using the iwn0 driver whose firmware I imported to
> > pkgsrc-wip (wip/iwn-firmware). The driver itself was imported some weeks
> > ago to -current as I noticed.
> >
> > The following is my system:
> > NetBSD  4.99.53 NetBSD 4.99.53 (CLEMENTINE) #4: Sun Feb 10 00:27:42 CET
> > 2008  hernani@:/usr/obj/sys/arch/amd64/compile.amd64/CLEMENTINE amd64
> >
> > Its hardware is a LENOVO 89185WG (ThinkPad R61) laptop.
> >
> > By simply typing ``ifconfig iwn0 up'' the following is said to syslogd:
> > [snip]
> > Feb 23 05:10:17  /netbsd: iwn0: timeout resetting Tx ring 1
> > Feb 23 05:10:17  /netbsd: iwn0: timeout resetting Tx ring 3
>
> This endless loop disappeared when I downloaded and used the latest firmware
> instead of the one in wip -
> http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-4965-ucode-228.57.2.21.tgz
>
> The iwn wlan nic still cannot connect to my AP but it stopped spiting out
> those hideous messages.

iwn only works with a patch from blymn@.
It is not currently commited yet as he works out a couple of more issues.
Will get it commited so we can get more testers.


-Jaime Fournier
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