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Old 07-07-2010, 09:40 AM   #1
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Question uath won't configure Netgear WPN111 in FreeBSD-8.0

Hey all,

I have been working to find a solution to this problem. When I attach the usb network card, it begins as product id 0x5f01. I then use

Code:
$ uathload -d /dev/ugen4.2
My network card then shifts its product id to 0x5f02. I found an answer on this mailing list.

where it says in the usbdevs
Code:
...
-product NETGEAR3 WPN111     0x5f00 WPN111
product NETGEAR3 WPN111_NF   0x5f01 WPN111 (no firmware)
+product NETGEAR3 WPN111     0x5f02 WPN111
...
How should I interpret this information? Should I remove the line with the subtraction prefix and add the line with the addition prefix? Or should I just edit /sys/dev/usb/usbdevs with the two lines of code as is?

Also once I have made this change, are there any follow-up procedures I have to perform?

Sorry. I don't have much experience with this problem.

Thanks all.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 10:47 PM   #2
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http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Li.../msg00057.html
http://wiki.freebsd.org/Networking look for a mailing list link
Also try the general questions mailing list.
 
Old 07-11-2010, 12:12 PM   #3
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I have used this setup. I've created a uath.conf in /etc/devd/.

Whenever I run 'ifconfig wlan create wlandev uath0,' I get an error message SIOCIFCREATE2: Device not configured.

I have tried to use a KNOPPIX LiveDVD to see if another system would configure, but I didn't succeed; it may be a faulty network card, but I have been able to configure it with Windows in the past. The firmware doesn't seem to be applying correctly under *nix environments.
Last edited by altech2k3; 07-11-2010 at 12:30 PM. Reason: incorrect error message and command-line options
 
Old 05-21-2011, 03:14 AM   #4
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Post My Solution
Although this thread is way old, I thought that I would post a solution to the problem throughout this thread.

First, FreeBSD-8.0 would not configure my WPN111 (Atheros chipset) wireless usb device. I executed the following and still would not connect.

1) Apply the patch ...

The snippet from the .diff file further up removes one line containing a WPN111 firmware installed. When the device is inserted into a usb slot, a 'usbconfig -u 4 -a 2 dump_device_desc' yields "...0x5f01..." and it is associated in "usbdevs" as WPN111 (no firmware).

Executing 'uathload -d /dev/ugen4.2' should cause the device to decrement to 0x5f00; however, it does the opposite.

Applying the patch (diff file), it removes the line "product NETGEAR3 WPN111 0x5f00 WPN111" and adds the line "product NETGEAR3 WPN111 0x5f02" to /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs -- a file containing usb definitions.

2) Rebuild the kernel...

In the directory "/usr/src," I executed 'make kernel.' After several minutes, the kernel had been installed and I then rebooted.

3) Enabling 'devd'...

In my /etc/rc.conf file, I added these two lines to provide KDE4 the facilities to work...
Code:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
devd is enabled within the kernel already.

4) Corrected /etc/devd/uath.conf ...

From this ...
Code:
# Netgear
#   WG111T and WPN111
notify 100 {
	match "system"		"USB";
	match "subsystem"	"DEVICE";
	match "type"		"ATTACH";
	match "vendor"		"0x1385";
	match "product"		"(0x4251|0x5f01)";
	action "/usr/sbin/uathload -d /dev/$cdev";
};
To this ...
Code:
# Netgear
#   WG111T and WPN111
attach 100 {
	device-name             "ugen[0-9]+";
	match "vendor"		"0x1385";
	match "product"		"(0x4251|0x5f01)";
	action "/usr/sbin/uathload -d /dev/$device-name";
};
5) Test ...

Inserted the WPN111 Wireless USB 2.0 into an open USB slot and shazzam the lights are on...

... but it turns out that no one is home.

6) Added to rc.conf...

Code:
wlans_ath0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="SYNCDHCP bssid 0a:1b:2c:3e:4d:5e wepmode on wepkey MY_KEY weptxkey 1"
7) We have a connection ...

"ifconfig wlan0" produces
"...inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255...
media: associated Wireless Ethernet OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g..."

Okay ... try "dhclient wlan0"
"DHCPDISCOVER media wlan0 broadcast 255.255.255.255 interval #
...No leases in database - sleeping"

"ifconfig wlan0" again produces the above.

In conclusion, I retired the whole notion of getting that NIC working on FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE. I worked on the solution for a whole week (of my free time) and I tried virtually every angle.

I did manage to get my WPN111 (Atheros chipset) Wireless USB 2.0 NIC to work, but I shifted it over to an OpenBSD 4.9 system. Once the firmware was placed into "/etc/firmware" as "uath-ar5523," inserted the USB NIC, and executed "ifconfig uath0 nwid MY_WLAN nwkey MY_KEY up"

... and inet address 192.168.1.106.
 
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Hello,

Doesn't matter that the thread is old, it's your thread, you started it. And the solution you're providing is very complete. I'm sure it will come in handy for a lot of users that find themselves in a similar situation. Have fun with Linux.

Kind regards,

Eric
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Old 05-22-2011, 08:09 AM   #6
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My thanks, too.
 
Old 05-22-2011, 02:32 PM   #7
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My Ancient Thread
Thank you for posting your replies.

I realized that this was an old thread; however, the problem had been bothering me for that long. I figured that I would post a reply and make this thread solved.

Some individuals may view the above as meager and amateur, but I discovered that the real problem above was that there isn't a whole lot of documentation when it comes to applying .diff patches. After the .diff (patch) was applied, I soon learned the final issue was rebuilding the FreeBSD kernel, which (again) wasn't explicitly explained.

I figure that I'd post my lesson in .diff (patch) files and the FreeBSD kernel.

Thanks again for your interest.
 
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Originally Posted by altech2k3 View Post
Although this thread is way old, I thought that I would post a solution to the problem throughout this thread.

First, FreeBSD-8.0 would not configure my WPN111 (Atheros chipset) wireless usb device. I executed the following and still would not connect.

1) Apply the patch ...

The snippet from the .diff file further up removes one line containing a WPN111 firmware installed. When the device is inserted into a usb slot, a 'usbconfig -u 4 -a 2 dump_device_desc' yields "...0x5f01..." and it is associated in "usbdevs" as WPN111 (no firmware).

Executing 'uathload -d /dev/ugen4.2' should cause the device to decrement to 0x5f00; however, it does the opposite.

Applying the patch (diff file), it removes the line "product NETGEAR3 WPN111 0x5f00 WPN111" and adds the line "product NETGEAR3 WPN111 0x5f02" to /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs -- a file containing usb definitions.

2) Rebuild the kernel...

In the directory "/usr/src," I executed 'make kernel.' After several minutes, the kernel had been installed and I then rebooted.

3) Enabling 'devd'...

In my /etc/rc.conf file, I added these two lines to provide KDE4 the facilities to work...
Code:
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
devd is enabled within the kernel already.

4) Corrected /etc/devd/uath.conf ...

From this ...
Code:
# Netgear
#   WG111T and WPN111
notify 100 {
	match "system"		"USB";
	match "subsystem"	"DEVICE";
	match "type"		"ATTACH";
	match "vendor"		"0x1385";
	match "product"		"(0x4251|0x5f01)";
	action "/usr/sbin/uathload -d /dev/$cdev";
};
To this ...
Code:
# Netgear
#   WG111T and WPN111
attach 100 {
	device-name             "ugen[0-9]+";
	match "vendor"		"0x1385";
	match "product"		"(0x4251|0x5f01)";
	action "/usr/sbin/uathload -d /dev/$device-name";
};
5) Test ...

Inserted the WPN111 Wireless USB 2.0 into an open USB slot and shazzam the lights are on...

... but it turns out that no one is home.

6) Added to rc.conf...

Code:
wlans_ath0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="SYNCDHCP bssid 0a:1b:2c:3e:4d:5e wepmode on wepkey MY_KEY weptxkey 1"
7) We have a connection ...

"ifconfig wlan0" produces
"...inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255...
media: associated Wireless Ethernet OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g..."

Okay ... try "dhclient wlan0"
"DHCPDISCOVER media wlan0 broadcast 255.255.255.255 interval #
...No leases in database - sleeping"

"ifconfig wlan0" again produces the above.

In conclusion, I retired the whole notion of getting that NIC working on FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE. I worked on the solution for a whole week (of my free time) and I tried virtually every angle.

I did manage to get my WPN111 (Atheros chipset) Wireless USB 2.0 NIC to work, but I shifted it over to an OpenBSD 4.9 system. Once the firmware was placed into "/etc/firmware" as "uath-ar5523," inserted the USB NIC, and executed "ifconfig uath0 nwid MY_WLAN nwkey MY_KEY up"

... and inet address 192.168.1.106.
Hi! it's a great discussion, I am trying to follow these steps. i seems it's helpful to me.
 
  


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