Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Run device driver seems to be missing from pfSense 2.0

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
    24 Posts 5 Posters 12.0k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • W
      wallabybob
      last edited by

      Suggested further updates to the wireless support spreadsheet (based on a reading of the source code; I haven't tested these except hostap mode):

      adhoc: Y
      mesh: Y
      Virt Ints: 8? (I'm not sure what this entry means; the driver appears to allow 8 virtual APs but are they the same as Virt Ints? HostAP entry should be YM? Should other _Y_s be _YM_s?)
      Firmware: runfw

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        I went ahead and updated those fields. I added YM to the hostap column since you saw that it supported 8 virtual APs.

        Usually if it supports multiple stations it would say virtual stations as well as APs, but I haven't looked too deeply at the code.

        Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

        Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

        Do not Chat/PM for help!

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • S
          shadow
          last edited by

          i had to dink to get runfw, but it appears this is working.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            Yeah, runfw was missed (by me). That's what happens when a driver doesn't have a man page stating what options it really needs :P

            It's in now and a new snapshot is building.

            Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

            Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

            Do not Chat/PM for help!

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • W
              wallabybob
              last edited by

              I think the firmware entry might still be missing from the google docs spreadsheet.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                Fixed :-)

                Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

                Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

                Do not Chat/PM for help!

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • W
                  wallabybob
                  last edited by

                  I upgraded to a recent snapshot that I expected would include the run driver in the kernel.

                  On reboot the startup reported:

                  ugen3.2: <ralink>at usbus3
                  run0: <1.0> on usbus3
                  run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address c8:3a:35:c4:ee:f3
                  runfw: root not mounted yet, no way to load image
                  run0: failed loadfirmware of file runfw
                  run0: could not load 8051 microcode
                  device_attach: run0 attach returned 6
                  run0: <1.0> on usbus3
                  run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address c8:3a:35:c4:ee:f3
                  runfw: root not mounted yet, no way to load image
                  run0: failed loadfirmware of file runfw
                  run0: could not load 8051 microcode
                  device_attach: run0 attach returned 6
                  Root mount waiting for: usbus3
                  ugen3.3: <ralink>at usbus3
                  rum0: <ralink 0="" 3="" 54m.usbโ€ฆ....,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.01,="" addr="">on usbus3
                  rum0: MAC/BBP RT2573 (rev 0x2573a), RF RT2528
                  Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a</ralink></ralink></ralink>

                  I removed the run device and reinserted it and the firmware (unsurprisingly) loaded,

                  I added the line:
                  runfw_load="YES"
                  to /boot/loader.conf

                  Preferred option is to include the firmware as part of the kernel rather than a separate module?

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    I tried, it wouldn't build into the kernel. runfw isn't a valid kernel config directive.

                    Perhaps that is something that the driver's maintainer still has yet to fix.

                    Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

                    Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

                    Do not Chat/PM for help!

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • S
                      shadow
                      last edited by

                      is loader.conf preserved across updates, or is this going to be an unpleasant surprise waiting for later?

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        I think loader.conf is clobbered, but loader.conf.local is left alone.

                        Ideally they should both be safe, I think there is a ticket open for it getting overwritten.

                        Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

                        Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

                        Do not Chat/PM for help!

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • S
                          shadow
                          last edited by

                          for the record, it appears the run driver doesn't work reliably yet anyway. I can associate but IP traffic is broken, looks similar to kern/132722.

                          I'll be collecting more info and reporting it.

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • W
                            wallabybob
                            last edited by

                            I've had over 100MB download successfully over a run link and I've not seen anything I would consider to be like kern/132722.

                            Can you describe your problem in a bit more detail?

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • S
                              shadow
                              last edited by

                              Are you in hostap mode, or station?

                              I'm in hostap mode. In either crypted mode (WEP or WPA) I associate and then get no useful IP traffic. In non-crypted mode, I associate, DHCP, and then get a connection with apparent packet loss on the return trip.

                              run0: <1.0> on usbus2
                              run0: MAC/BBP RT2872 (rev 0x0202), RF RT2850 (MIMO 2T2R), address 00:0e:8e:24:9b:48
                              run0: firmware RT2870 loaded

                              I submitted a PR just now.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • W
                                wallabybob
                                last edited by

                                @shadow:

                                Are you in hostap mode, or station?

                                My run device is in hostap mode, WPA2 and AES. Here is how it is reported in startup.

                                ugen3.2: <ralink>at usbus3
                                run0: <1.0> on usbus3
                                run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address c8:3a:35:c4:ee:f3
                                run0: firmware RT2870 loaded</ralink> 
                                

                                I had some trouble with Windows Vista clients (required a registry tweak on Vista to get DHCP to work) and a Ubuntu 10.04 client (fixed by changing from TKIP to AES on Access Point) some time ago using an Atheros NIC in pfSense as AP. Iย  made the run settings the same as the Atheros settings I was using and everything just worked when talking with the run as AP.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • S
                                  shadow
                                  last edited by

                                  usb/150189

                                  The machine also has an ath, and I used the same settings initially except the run was in 802.11a mode. I also tried the run in 802.11g mode. I then changed WEP to WPA. I then turned crypt off.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • L
                                    ldperron
                                    last edited by

                                    I have a RT3070 fully working here in HOSTAP mode. The wireless card is not really common in the market, but works well: http://www.winxim.com.cn/en/products_xq.asp?ProductNO=24
                                    If you need help to settle the "?" in the spreadsheet, I'm willing to helpโ€ฆ just tell me what need to be tested.

                                    I think it caught a bug on my first try... it was impossible to associate with it, but it may be because I create and deleted a VAP in the interfaces TAB, because actually chosing "run0" interface directly for my wifi interface. I will try to reproduce it if I have time. A reboot fixed the issue.

                                    I indeed had to add runfw_load="YES" in my loader.conf.

                                    I now have a good question: can this driver be easily backported to FreeBsd 7.2 (pfSense 1.2.3)?

                                    Thanks

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • W
                                      wallabybob
                                      last edited by

                                      @ldperron:

                                      I now have a good question: can this driver be easily backported to FreeBsd 7.2 (pfSense 1.2.3)?

                                      Probably not easily since the USB stack in FreeBSD 8.x is different from the USB stack in FreeBSD 7.2. But I have no idea how different the two USB stacks are.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • jimpJ
                                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        Different enough that I doubt it would be worth the effort involved.

                                        Remember: Upvote with the ๐Ÿ‘ button for any user/post you find to be helpful, informative, or deserving of recognition!

                                        Need help fast? Netgate Global Support!

                                        Do not Chat/PM for help!

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • S
                                          shadow
                                          last edited by

                                          @shadow:

                                          for the record, it appears the run driver doesn't work reliably yet anyway. I can associate but IP traffic is broken, looks similar to kern/132722.

                                          I'll be collecting more info and reporting it.

                                          2 bugs. One in ehci:
                                          http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-October/020504.html
                                          and one in the 802.11a support (at least)
                                          http://gitorious.org/run/run/commits/P4_ratectl_fix

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.