iwn(4) doesn't know about Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 chip found in Asus UX31A laptop. pciconf -lvcb: .. none4@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x40608086 chip=0x088e8086 rev=0x24 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' class = network bar [10] = type Memory, range 64, base rxf7c00000, size 8192, enabled cap 01[c8] = powerspec 3 supports D0 D3 current D0 cap 05[d0] = MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit enabled with 1 message cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 endpoint max data 128(128) link x1(x1) ecap 0001[100] = AER 1 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 1 corrected ecap 0003[140] = Serial 1 c48508ffff111aa2 Fix: Update firmware version and add chip ID to the driver.
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I have the same [I think] card in a new Samsung NP550P5C-T01US with slightly different parameters: pciconf -lvcb: ... none4@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x40608086 chip=0x088e8086 rev=0x24 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' class = network bar [10] = type Memory, range 64, base rxf7800000, size 8192, enabled cap 01[c8] = powerspec 3 supports D0 D3 current D0 cap 05[d0] = MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 endpoint max data 128(128) link x1(x1) ecap 0001[100] = AER 1 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 0 corrected ecap 0003[140] = Serial 1 c48508ffff2a7876 I have -HEAD from 20120801 installed and am ready and willing to try any patches. Thanks, I'd really like to see this working. Further notes: Linux Mint 13 x86_64 lists it as: lspci -v ... 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (rev 24) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 AGN Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45 Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number c4-85-08-ff-ff-2a-78-76 Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi Kernel modules: iwlwifi -- Ron McDowell San Antonio TX
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The same chip is apparently on a Toshiba Portege Z930: # pciconf -lcvb ... none2@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x40608086 chip=0x088e8086 rev=0x24 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' class = network bar [10] = type Memory, range 64, base rxe0400000, size 8192, enabled cap 01[c8] = powerspec 3 supports D0 D3 current D0 cap 05[d0] = MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 endpoint max data 128(128) FLR link x1(x1) ecap 0001[100] = AER 1 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 1 corrected ecap 0003[140] = Serial 1 c48508ffff7db121 # uname -a FreeBSD vagabond 10.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT #0 r241986: Wed Oct 24 20:10:06 CEST 2012 root@vagabond:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VAGABOND amd64 Pierre
This chip is also in an HP EliteBook R810-G1: none3@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x40608086 chip=0x088e8086 rev=0x24 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = 'Centrino Advanced-N 6235' class = network bar [10] = type Memory, range 64, base rxd0400000, size 8192, enabled cap 01[c8] = powerspec 3 supports D0 D3 current D0 cap 05[d0] = MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 endpoint max data 128(128) FLR link x1(x1) speed 2.5(2.5) ASPM L1(L0s/L1) ecap 0001[100] = AER 1 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 1 corrected ecap 0003[140] = Serial 1 c8f733ffff222068 I see that it has been added to HEAD. Are there plans to back-port this to 10-STABLE or 10-RELEASE? This is the same chip in all three of my laptops (the R810, an EliteBook Folio 9470m, and an ASUS UX32VD) and I would like to not run a custom kernel. Thanks! d
Created attachment 145706 [details] enable Centrino 6235 Based on the work done here: https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?t=35467
Attached are the files I use against 10-RELEASE, and they work for me. I can use the wifi for ~6-8 hours at a time no issues.
I cannot attach the firmware as I get an nginx error. But, it can be found at http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads -- make sure it's the iwlwifi-6000g2b-ucode-18.168.6.1.tgz.
Release to wild.
Hello I see this question has been asked but I did not see an answer. I have this same chip. Are there any plans for this driver to be backported in time for 10.3? This has been backported to PCBSD's 10.2 release, and 10.1 release prior. Would project policy hold a fix like this back until 11? What would hold it back until 11 if I may ask? I am just wondering if I can help the project when I notice these things to backport them someday if I am ever punished with a commit bit. Thanks for your time.
This can't be in progress without an Assignee, re-open. This is an easy candidate for MFC'ing to stable/10, so that 10.3-RELEASE gets it. @Mav, since you're a committer and the original reporter of this issue, you may be able to assist getting these issues resolved and MFC'd, since they all contain patches, and some (in other referenced See Also issues) have even been committed.
Problem still exists on 10.3-Beta2 (and 10-STABLE). Card doesn't have detected by kernel: "no driver" in dmesg. Despite corresponding device ID's have exist in <sys/dev/iwn/if_iwn_devid.h> but they are NOT enabled in <sys/dev/iwn/if_iwn.c> on 10-STABLE. I tried to add these ID's myself and then corrected the firmware version in <sys/modules/iwnfw/iwn6000g2b/Makefile> as "iwlwifi-6000g2b-18.168.6.1". As I saw on forums, these are the steps that people made in order to enable Centrino 6235 on their 10-X systems. But it didn't work on my 10-STABLE. Device detected by kernel after changes done but behaves utterly awkward when trying to UP the interface. Wifi channel changes like crazy with with out-of-range values like 128 etc. Frequently goes DOWN and UP. I also tried ndis(4) and ndisload solutions by using Windows XP driver but it didn't help either (or maybe I couldn't do it properly). I'm trying to find a solution rather than replacing/buy any hardware.
Closing as OBE, the support was committed in base r259116