Re: FreeBSD 7 doesn't see AR5212 (Netgear WPN511) via PCI/Cardbus Adapter
Benjamin Close <[email protected]>
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Michael C. Cambria wrote: > > > Michael C. Cambria wrote: >> >> I use a Cardbus to PCI adapter in a FreeBSD 7 desktop machine. My >> old 802.11b card (wi) was just swapped with a 802.11g, Netgear WPN511 >> (using the AR5212 chipset). FreeBSD doesn't see the card at all. No >> lights on the card are on as well. /var/log/messages also doesn't >> show anything. > > I tried booting from the 6.3-Release install CD (and also 7.0 RC2 > snapshot iso) and still no luck. > > However, booting these same CD's on a laptop (i.e. no PCI->Cardbus > adapter) the very same card is recognized. sysinstall lets me config > ath0 and used the CD as a live filesystem allows traffic to pass. > > The PCI->Cardbus adapter works with other 802.11b cards though, so I'm > guessing something about this combination is the issue. > Perhaps the relevant sections of a boot -v and pciconf -lv could help. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"