Subject: Realtek 8139 WiFi Cardbus Adapter
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.org>
From: Jeff_W <jgw@tx0.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/19/2006 00:07:22
Hi All,
I recently acquired a Linksys 802.11b WiFi adapter (model WPC11-VN v.4) and
am trying to figure out why it doesn't get configured using NetBSD
3.0.1_STABLE (GENERIC_LAPTOP).  The Install.txt doc seems to suggest that
it's supported by the rtk(4) driver.  I did notice that rtk(4) says
"Configuration of PHYs are necessary" and reading the referenced mii(4) man
page suggests that this is where the network configuration magic happens
but I don't see an "rlphy" listed though it is listed in the -current
version.  Is this something I need -current for or is there some way to get
this card working in STABLE?

Cheers,
Jeff W.

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dmesg (abbreviated):
e
NetBSD 3.0.1_STABLE (GENERIC_LAPTOP) #0: Fri Aug 18 05:42:27 UTC 2006
	riz@b2.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0/i386/200608180000Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC_LAPTOP
total memory = 1023 MB
avail memory = 995 MB
BIOS32 rev. 0 found at 0xfd7e0
PCI BIOS rev. 2.1 found at 0xfd8fe
...
cbb0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0: Texas Instruments PCI1420 PCI-CardBus Bridge (rev. 0x00)
cbb1 at pci2 dev 0 function 1: Texas Instruments PCI1420 PCI-CardBus Bridge (rev. 0x00)
...
cbb0: interrupting at irq 11
cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0
cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 3 device 0
pcmcia0 at cardslot0
cbb1: interrupting at irq 11
cardslot1 at cbb1 slot 1 flags 0
cardbus1 at cardslot1: bus 4 device 0
pcmcia1 at cardslot1
...
cbb0: wait took 0.020055s
Realtek, Rtl8139, M^?M^? (manufacturer 0x0, product 0x0) Realtek Semiconductor 8180 802.11b (ethernet network, revision 0x20) at cardbus0 dev 0 function 0 not configured
...