Re: NetBSD 5.0.1 cannot see wireless card

["Cyrille Vladimirov" <kiro%kircho.net@localhost>]

Hi David!

about 2: some hardware needs to load some firmware before the driver
itself. i think the wireless cards are in the list of these divices.
Just goolge what is the firmwae part for this card.

abount 3: What burner you are using on this laptop? I am using k3b for
many years and have no problem (on desktops and servers)
Regards
Cyrille

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>-------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:28:37 -0400
>> Von: Davide Marini <dmarini%MIT.EDU@localhost>
>> An: netbsd-users%NetBSD.org@localhost
>> Betreff: NetBSD 5.0.1 cannot see wireless card
>
>> Dear Friends of NetBSD:
>> 
>> I just installed NetBSD 5.0.1 on my new HP Pavilion (AMD Phenom X4) and
>> encountered an unusual number of problems:
>>
>> 1) On boot, the installer didn't see the hard drive.  I solved this by
>> changing the disk controller from RAID to IDE in the BIOS.
>>
>> 2) Even after recompiling the GENERIC kernel with most options
>> uncommented,
>> the wireless card (Atheros) is not seen during boot.
>> 'ifconfig -a' doesn't show any ath0 device.
>>
>> 3) I cannot mount CDs other than those burned using NetBSD itself.
>> No problem in mounting USB keys.
>>
>> I am wondering whether anybody else on the list has a similar machine.
>> Any help would be very much appreciated!
>>
>> Here are the specifications:
>> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01748306&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
>>
>> Thank you so much in advance for your time!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Davide
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