PC-BSD (FreeBSD) with an Intel 2200 Pro/Wireless
I have a dv1000 HP Pavilion laptop with a Pro/Wireless 2200 b/g wireless card.
I just installed DesktopBSD (based on FreeBSD 5.5) and then PC-BSD (based on FreeBSD 6) and none of them detected my wireless card. Most of the drivers I have found are for linux. I really want to try out the ports system on BSD, it looks really cool, and the pbi packages also look very quick and easy. How can i get my wireless working with a BSD system? PS: my card is normally detected easily by most linux systems. (Suse, MEPIS, Ubuntu) |
The driver is on your box, but you may need to read through the docs at this site. You should not need to actually build the driver even though it is in ports, but you certainly can if you choose. If you have any trouble just post here.
Cheers-- Charles |
Thx for the reply, actually I had just found that site and was going through the steps when i ran into some trouble. So I came back hear to check for any replies.
I got through fine until it says Code:
Then, make sure that your card is correctly recognized: Code:
PCBSD# dmesg | grep iwi then it says Code:
Now, you must download the firmware binary image to the adapter. Code:
PCBSD# iwicontrol -i iwi0 -d /usr/local/libdata/if_iwi -m bss |
Please, post the output to
Code:
pciconf -lv Cheers-- Charles |
the output as requested
Code:
%pciconf -lv |
ok, i made a stupid mistake.
somehow i switch from the ipi (2200) page to the ipw (2100) page by accident and didnt notice. I retraced my steps and had more success. the card seems to be recognized now. Code:
PCBSD# ifconfig iwi0 Code:
Now, you must download the firmware binary image to the adapter. Code:
PCBSD# iwicontrol -i iwi0 -d /usr/local/libdata/if_iwi -m bss p.s.: i found out that my card is the only supported card that doesent run out of the box in freeBSD. Sux. |
Quote:
Code:
PCBSD# ifconfig iwi0 up Cheers-- Charles |
just tried that and it doesent work, I have desktopBSD tools installed so I am using the networking tray program. It detects my card, and lets me scan for networks, but when I do I cannot see any networks.
I think my network is channel 11 though, not sure how to change the channel. Ill look into it and try. |
Yes, you will have to become familiar with the ifconfig man pages. The wired and wireless information are inter-mixed, so finding things can sometimes be a head ache. Report back your results.
Cheers-- Charles |
I Got It!!!!
Ok I was browsing some other bsd forums and this guy posted how he got his wireless working after downloading iwi-firmware from ports. Its a simple as this.
Code:
kldload if_iwi I think I am going to post another thread as a tutorial on how to set it up from scratch, as that would have really helped me. The only thing that I am now wondering is how to get it working automaticly when I start up. If you could give any suggestions that would be great. Thanks for all the support- Jack |
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