Re: Updated Driver for 3945ABG Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller

I can also confirm that i get the firmware_get: failed to load
firmware image wpi_fw on the
20070125 version.
I should note that I tried it on a fresh 6.2 RELEASE install.

Sam Fourman Jr.

On 1/27/07, Gilbert Cao <hika@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 11:09:51PM +1030, Benjamin Close wrote:
> Hi Gilbert,
> Thanks for the custom version. I've integrated the changes into the
> driver I'm working on.
> For those wanting to test out the driver which is now fully up to date
> with all change from NetBSD & OpenBSD - and has a few minor improvements
> over them, grab it from:
>
> http://www.clearchain.com/~benjsc/download/
>
> File is: 20070125-wpi-freebsd.tar.gz
>
> Full instructions on how to build / install the driver are in the README
> in the tar file.
>
> This should work both under -current and 6.2-Stable now.
>
> Info about the driver and what's working/broken can be found at:
>
> http://www.clearchain.com/wiki/wpi
>
> Cheers,
> Benjamin

I have tried the new 20070125 version.
However, I did not manage to make work. At least, it compiles.
I have installed, both wpi_fw.ko and the if_wpi.ko, as the README said.
wpi_fw.ko lies in /boot/modules and if_wpi.ko in /boot/kernel.

When, I "kldload if_wpi", here is a small sample of /var/log/messages

Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xcc000000-0xcc000fff irq 18 at device 0.0 on pci6
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio last message repeated 6 times
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:18:de:5c:cb:9a
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: wpi0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: wpi0: 11a rates:
Jan 27 10:30:39 vaio kernel: wpi0: 11b rates:
Jan 27 10:30:40 vaio kernel: firmware_get: failed to load firmware image wpi_fw
Jan 27 10:30:40 vaio kernel: wpi0: could not load firmware image 'wpi_fw'
Jan 27 10:30:40 vaio kernel: firmware_get: failed to load firmware image wpi_fw
Jan 27 10:30:40 vaio kernel: wpi0: could not load firmware image 'wpi_fw'
Jan 27 10:32:19 vaio kernel: firmware_get: failed to load firmware image wpi_fw
Jan 27 10:32:19 vaio kernel: wpi0: could not load firmware image 'wpi_fw'

In kldstat, both modules are loaded.
Then, I have "kldunload if_wpi" (and if_wpi seems to be reload,
automatically, I don't know why). Same problem, it seems that wpi_fw
could not be load (found ?).

As a result, no AP is "associated".


After a fresh reboot, I have reinstall the custom 20070121 version of
mine, and all returns OK.
Another strange thing: when "kldload if_wpi" with 20070121 version, and
then kldstat, I don't see "wpi_ucode". It seems that wpi_ucode.ko does
not need to be loaded, in my case.
My wpi_ucode.ko lies in /boot/modules

After another fresh reboot, I first moved wpi_ucode.ko to another place.
When I "kldload if_wpi", I got the following message:

Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xcc000000-0xcc000fff irq 18 at device 0.0 on pci6
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio last message repeated 6 times
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:18:de:5c:cb:9a
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: firmware_get: failed to load firmware image wpi_ucode
Jan 27 09:47:16 vaio kernel: wpi0: could not load firmware image 'wpi_ucode'

So, it seems that wpi_ucode.ko have to lied in my /boot/modules (the
place where I have also put if_wpi 20070121 version), even if it is not
loaded.

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