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    • R
      redpanther
      last edited by

      Not so much a question but wondered if anybody else was running a pfSense on a Netbook.
      Netbook: Acer Aspire One - Intel Atom 1.6Ghz, 1GB ram
      Lan: Onboard Realtek
      Wan: Trendnet TU2-ET100 USB 2.0 - Ethernet adapter
      Wireless: internal Atheros that came with netbook
      Running from CD iso mounted on 1GB flash drive for testing. Will HD install if everything tests out ok.
      Internal Atheros is OPT 1 configured as Access point
      So far is working very well, except for one thing with the wireless. I keep getting this message: ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)

      Below I have included dmesg.

      $ dmesg
      Copyright © 1992-2009 The FreeBSD Project.
      Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
      The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
      FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
      FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p5 #0: Sun Dec  6 23:20:31 EST 2009
          sullrich@FreeBSD_7.2_pfSense_1.2.3_snaps.pfsense.org:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/pfSensesrc/src/sys/pfSense_SMP.7
      Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
      CPU: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270  @ 1.60GHz (1599.20-MHz 686-class CPU)
        Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x106c2  Stepping = 2
        Features=0xbfe9fbff <fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,ss,htt,tm,pbe>Features2=0x40c39d<sse3,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,est,tm2,ssse3,xtpr,pdcm,<b22>>
        AMD Features2=0x1 <lahf>Logical CPUs per core: 2
      real memory  = 1062141952 (1012 MB)
      avail memory = 1024868352 (977 MB)
      ACPI APIC Table: <acrsys acrprdct="">FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs
      cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
      cpu1 (AP/HT): APIC ID:  1
      ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 4
      ioapic0 <version 2.0="">irqs 0-23 on motherboard
      wlan: mac acl policy registered
      kbd1 at kbdmux0
      cryptosoft0: <software crypto="">on motherboard
      padlock0: No ACE support.
      acpi0: <acrsys acrprdct="">on motherboard
      acpi0: [ITHREAD]
      acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
      Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
      acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x408-0x40b on acpi0
      acpi_ec0: <embedded controller:="" gpe="" 0x17="">port 0x62,0x66 on acpi0
      acpi_hpet0: <high precision="" event="" timer="">iomem 0xfed00000-0xfed003ff on acpi0
      Timecounter "HPET" frequency 14318180 Hz quality 900
      acpi_button0: <power button="">on acpi0
      acpi_lid0: <control method="" lid="" switch="">on acpi0
      acpi_button1: <sleep button="">on acpi0
      battery0: <acpi control="" method="" battery="">on acpi0
      acpi_acad0: <ac adapter="">on acpi0
      pcib0: <acpi host-pci="" bridge="">port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
      pci0: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib0
      vgapci0: <vga-compatible display="">port 0x60c0-0x60c7 mem 0x58480000-0x584fffff,0x40000000-0x4fffffff,0x58500000-0x5853ffff irq 16 at device 2.0 on pci0
      agp0: <intel 945gme="" svga="" controller="">on vgapci0
      agp0: detected 7932k stolen memory
      agp0: aperture size is 256M
      vgapci1: <vga-compatible display="">mem 0x58400000-0x5847ffff at device 2.1 on pci0
      pci0: <multimedia, hda="">at device 27.0 (no driver attached)
      pcib1: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">at device 28.0 on pci0
      pci1: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib1
      pcib2: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">at device 28.1 on pci0
      pci2: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib2
      re0: <realtek 10="" 8101e="" 8102e="" 8102el="" pcie="" 100basetx="">port 0x3000-0x30ff mem 0x51010000-0x51010fff,0x51000000-0x5100ffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on pci2
      re0: Using 1 MSI messages
      re0: Chip rev. 0x24800000
      re0: MAC rev. 0x00000000
      miibus0: <mii bus="">on re0
      rlphy0: <rtl8201l 10="" 100="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus0
      rlphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
      re0: Ethernet address: 00:23:8b:50:2f:13
      re0: [FILTER]
      pcib3: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">at device 28.2 on pci0
      pci3: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib3
      ath0: <atheros 2424="" 5424="">mem 0x55200000-0x5520ffff irq 18 at device 0.0 on pci3
      ath0: [ITHREAD]
      ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
      ath0: Ethernet address: 00:24:2b:13:f0:f4
      ath0: mac 14.2 phy 7.0 radio 10.2
      pcib4: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">at device 28.3 on pci0
      pci4: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib4
      pci4: <base peripheral=""> at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
      pci4: <base peripheral,="" sd="" host="" controller=""> at device 0.2 (no driver attached)
      pci4: <base peripheral=""> at device 0.3 (no driver attached)
      pci4: <base peripheral=""> at device 0.4 (no driver attached)
      uhci0: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">port 0x6080-0x609f irq 16 at device 29.0 on pci0
      uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      uhci0: [ITHREAD]
      usb0: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on uhci0
      usb0: USB revision 1.0
      uhub0: <intel 1="" 9="" uhci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb0
      uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
      uhci1: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">port 0x6060-0x607f irq 17 at device 29.1 on pci0
      uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      uhci1: [ITHREAD]
      usb1: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on uhci1
      usb1: USB revision 1.0
      uhub1: <intel 1="" 9="" uhci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb1
      uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
      uhci2: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">port 0x6040-0x605f irq 18 at device 29.2 on pci0
      uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      uhci2: [ITHREAD]
      usb2: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on uhci2
      usb2: USB revision 1.0
      uhub2: <intel 1="" 9="" uhci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb2
      uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
      uhci3: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">port 0x6020-0x603f irq 19 at device 29.3 on pci0
      uhci3: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      uhci3: [ITHREAD]
      usb3: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on uhci3
      usb3: USB revision 1.0
      uhub3: <intel 1="" 9="" uhci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb3
      uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
      ehci0: <intel 82801gb="" r="" (ich7)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">mem 0x58544400-0x585447ff irq 16 at device 29.7 on pci0
      ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      ehci0: [ITHREAD]
      usb4: EHCI version 1.0
      usb4: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3
      usb4: <intel 82801gb="" r="" (ich7)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">on ehci0
      usb4: USB revision 2.0
      uhub4: <intel 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb4
      uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
      axe0: <vendor 2="" 255="" 0x0b95="" product="" 0x7720,="" class="" 255,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.01,="" addr="">on uhub4
      axe0: AX88772, bufsz 4096, boundary 512
      miibus1: <mii bus="">on axe0
      ukphy0: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface="">PHY 16 on miibus1
      ukphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
      axe0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
      axe0: WARNING: using obsoleted IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag
      axe0: Ethernet address: 00:50:b6:04:a7:9b
      umass0: <vendor 0="" 3="" 0x0457="" usb="" mass="" storage="" device,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on uhub4
      ugen0: <suyin 4="" 239="" acer="" crystal="" eye="" webcam,="" class="" 2,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.01,="" addr="">on uhub4
      pcib5: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">at device 30.0 on pci0
      pci5: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib5
      isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">at device 31.0 on pci0
      isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
      atapci0: <intel ich7m="" sata300="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0x60a0-0x60af irq 17 at device 31.2 on pci0
      ata0: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci0
      ata0: [ITHREAD]
      ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci0
      ata1: [ITHREAD]
      pci0: <serial bus,="" smbus="">at device 31.3 (no driver attached)
      atkbdc0: <keyboard controller="" (i8042)="">port 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0
      atkbd0: <at keyboard="">irq 1 on atkbdc0
      kbd0 at atkbd0
      atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      atkbd0: [ITHREAD]
      psm0: <ps 2="" mouse="">irq 12 on atkbdc0
      psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
      psm0: [ITHREAD]
      psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0
      cpu0: <acpi cpu="">on acpi0
      est0: <enhanced speedstep="" frequency="" control="">on cpu0
      p4tcc0: <cpu frequency="" thermal="" control="">on cpu0
      cpu1: <acpi cpu="">on acpi0
      est1: <enhanced speedstep="" frequency="" control="">on cpu1
      p4tcc1: <cpu frequency="" thermal="" control="">on cpu1
      pmtimer0 on isa0
      sc0: <system console="">at flags 0x100 on isa0
      sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
      sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
      sio0: port may not be enabled
      sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
      sio0: port may not be enabled
      sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
      sio0: type 8250 or not responding
      sio0: [FILTER]
      sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
      sio1: port may not be enabled
      vga0: <generic isa="" vga="">at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
      Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
      IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
      ad0: 152627MB <seagate st9160310as="" 0303="">at ata0-master SATA150
      GEOM: ad0: the primary GPT table is corrupt or invalid.
      GEOM: ad0: using the secondary instead – recovery strongly advised.
      SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
      da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
      da0: <flash drive="" ut_usb20="" 0.00="">Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
      da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
      da0: 984MB (2015232 512 byte sectors: 64H 32S/T 984C)
      Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
      md0.uzip: 1690 x 65536 blocks
      pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
      acpi_ec0: wait timed out (response), forcing polled mode
      acpi_ec0: warning: EC done before starting event wait
      re0: link state changed to UP
      axe0: link state changed to UP
      bridge0: Ethernet address: c6:77:2d:bd:f3:05
      ath0: promiscuous mode enabled
      re0: promiscuous mode enabled
      ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
      ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
      ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
      ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)
      re0: promiscuous mode disabled
      ath0: promiscuous mode disabled
      bridge0: Ethernet address: 3e:eb:ae:99:da:84
      ath0: promiscuous mode enabled
      re0: promiscuous mode enabled
      re0: promiscuous mode disabled
      ath0: promiscuous mode disabled
      bridge0: Ethernet address: 5a:91:ab:d9:6c:fd
      ath0: promiscuous mode enabled
      re0: promiscuous mode enabled</flash></seagate></generic></system></cpu></enhanced></acpi></cpu></enhanced></acpi></ps></at></keyboard></serial></ata></ata></intel></isa></pci-isa></acpi></acpi></suyin></vendor></generic></mii></vendor></intel></intel></intel></intel></uhci></uhci></intel></uhci></uhci></intel></uhci></uhci></intel></uhci></uhci></acpi></acpi></atheros></acpi></acpi></rtl8201l></mii></realtek></acpi></acpi></acpi></acpi></multimedia,></vga-compatible></intel></vga-compatible></acpi></acpi></ac></acpi></sleep></control></power></high></embedded></acrsys></software></version></acrsys></lahf></sse3,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,est,tm2,ssse3,xtpr,pdcm,<b22></fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,clflush,dts,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,ss,htt,tm,pbe>

      Acer Aspire One Netbook
      Atom 1.6 GHZ
      1GB ram
      Lan RE0 Onboard Realtek
      Wan UE0 Trendnet TU2-ET100 USB-LAN

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Have you seen this thread?

        Steve

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