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      wallabybob
      last edited by

      I found some certification certificates on the fit PC site for RT3090.

      p51boy1: You want a card supporting wireless Access Point mode?

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        p51boy1
        last edited by

        I would love to use this as an access point. I'm currently using 1.2.3 release. Here is my dmesg log.

        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 Z530  @ 1.60GHz (1596.00-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=0x40c3bd<sse3,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,vmx,est,tm2,ssse3,xtpr,pdcm,<b22>>
          AMD Features=0x100000 <nx>AMD Features2=0x1 <lahf>Logical CPUs per core: 2
        real memory  = 1063976960 (1014 MB)
        avail memory = 1027235840 (979 MB)
        ACPI APIC Table: <ptltd   ="" apic ="">FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs
        cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
        cpu1 (AP/HT): APIC ID:  1
        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: <ptltd   ="" xsdt="">on motherboard
        acpi0: [ITHREAD]
        ACPI Error (evxfevnt-0288): Could not enable PowerButton event [20070320]
        ACPI Warning (evxface-0235): Could not enable fixed event 2 [20070320]
        acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
        Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
        acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x1008-0x100b on acpi0
        acpi_ec0: <embedded controller:="" gpe="" 0xd="">port 0x62,0x66 on acpi0
        acpi_hpet0: <high precision="" event="" timer="">iomem 0xfed00000-0xfed003ff on acpi0
        Timecounter "HPET" frequency 14318180 Hz quality 900
        acpi_acad0: <ac adapter="">on acpi0
        battery0: <acpi control="" method="" battery="">on acpi0
        battery1: <acpi control="" method="" battery="">on acpi0
        battery2: <acpi control="" method="" battery="">on acpi0
        acpi_button0: <power button="">on acpi0
        pcib0: <acpi host-pci="" bridge="">port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
        pci0: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib0
        vgapci0: <vga-compatible display="">port 0x1800-0x1807 mem 0xd8080000-0xd80fffff,0xd0000000-0xd7ffffff,0xd8000000-0xd801ffff irq 16 at device 2.0 on pci0
        pcib1: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">irq 17 at device 28.0 on pci0
        pci2: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib1
        re0: <realtek 8168="" 8168b="" 8168c="" 8168cp="" 8168d="" 8111b="" 8111c="" 8111cp="" pcie="" gigabit="" ethernet="">port 0x2000-0x20ff mem 0xd8100000-0xd8100fff,0xd8500000-0xd850ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2
        re0: Using 1 MSI messages
        re0: Chip rev. 0x3c000000
        re0: MAC rev. 0x00400000
        miibus0: <mii bus="">on re0
        rgephy0: <rtl8169s 8110s="" 8211b="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus0
        rgephy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 1000baseT-FDX, auto
        re0: Ethernet address: 00:01:c0:06:38:ee
        re0: [FILTER]
        pcib2: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge="">irq 16 at device 28.1 on pci0
        pci3: <acpi pci="" bus="">on pcib2
        re1: <realtek 8168="" 8168b="" 8168c="" 8168cp="" 8168d="" 8111b="" 8111c="" 8111cp="" pcie="" gigabit="" ethernet="">port 0x3000-0x30ff mem 0xd8200000-0xd8200fff,0xd8600000-0xd860ffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on pci3
        re1: Using 1 MSI messages
        re1: Chip rev. 0x3c000000
        re1: MAC rev. 0x00400000
        miibus1: <mii bus="">on re1
        rgephy1: <rtl8169s 8110s="" 8211b="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus1
        rgephy1:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 1000baseT-FDX, auto
        re1: Ethernet address: 00:01:c0:06:38:ef
        re1: [FILTER]
        uhci0: <uhci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">port 0x1820-0x183f irq 23 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 0x1840-0x185f irq 19 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 0x1860-0x187f 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
        ehci0: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">mem 0xd8020000-0xd80203ff irq 21 at device 29.7 on pci0
        ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
        ehci0: [ITHREAD]
        usb3: EHCI version 1.0
        usb3: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2
        usb3: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">on ehci0
        usb3: USB revision 2.0
        uhub3: <intel 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usb3
        uhub3: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
        ugen0: <ralink 0="" 2="" 802.11="" n="" wlan,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.01,="" addr="">on uhub3
        isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">at device 31.0 on pci0
        isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
        atapci0: <intel ata="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0x1810-0x181f at device 31.1 on pci0
        ata0: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci0
        ata0: [ITHREAD]
        ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci0
        ata1: [ITHREAD]
        acpi_tz0: <thermal zone="">on acpi0
        acpi_tz1: <thermal zone="">on acpi0
        sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
        sio0: type 16550A, console
        sio0: [FILTER]
        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
        orm0: <isa option="" roms="">at iomem 0xce800-0xcf7ff,0xcf800-0xd07ff,0xe0000-0xe17ff pnpid ORM0000 on isa0
        atkbdc0: <keyboard controller="" (i8042)="">at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0
        atkbd0: <at keyboard="">irq 1 on atkbdc0
        kbd0 at atkbd0
        atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
        atkbd0: [ITHREAD]
        sc0: <system console="">at flags 0x100 on isa0
        sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
        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: FAILURE - SET_MULTI status=51 <ready,dsc,error>error=4 <aborted>ad0: 7641MB <sandisk pssd-s2="" 8gb="" ssd="" 6.00="">at ata0-master UDMA33
        SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
        Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
        pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
        re0: link state changed to UP
        re1: link state changed to UP
        WARNING: pseudo-random number generator used for IPsec processing</sandisk></aborted></ready,dsc,error></generic></system></at></keyboard></isa></cpu></enhanced></acpi></cpu></enhanced></acpi></thermal></thermal></ata></ata></intel></isa></pci-isa></ralink></intel></ehci></ehci></intel></uhci></uhci></intel></uhci></uhci></intel></uhci></uhci></rtl8169s></mii></realtek></acpi></acpi></rtl8169s></mii></realtek></acpi></acpi></vga-compatible></acpi></acpi></power></acpi></acpi></acpi></ac></high></embedded></ptltd ></software></version></ptltd ></lahf></nx></sse3,dtes64,mon,ds_cpl,vmx,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>

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          wallabybob
          last edited by

          The wireless device in the box is clearly unsupported by pfSense 1.2.3. However it looks very like a device newly supported in pfSense 2.0 BETA by the run driver which supports Access Point mode. The wireless device you have apparently uses the USB electrical interface on the mini PCIe connector and reports itself similarly to a USB stick I have that is recognised by the run driver in pfSense 2.0.

          On my pfSense 2.0 system the reported USB devices are:

          # usbconfig
          ugen0.1: <uhci root="" hub="" via="">at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
          ugen1.1: <uhci root="" hub="" via="">at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
          ugen2.1: <uhci root="" hub="" via="">at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
          ugen3.1: <ehci root="" hub="" via="">at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
          ugen3.2: <802.11 n WLAN Ralink> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON</ehci></uhci></uhci></uhci> 
          ```and the system startup reports that WLAN device in this fashion:
          

          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>

          It looks to me as you could probably put pfSense 2.0 on that box and be able to use it as a Wireless Access Point pretty soon after. (One problem you will probably encounter is that it is necessary to do a tweak to get the firmware loaded: search the pfSense 2.0 forum for the string "runfw" for the details.)
          
          Because pfSense 2.0 is not yet ready for production use it can be (and has been) unstable. You might not yet be ready to play with it. If I recall correctly, I've seen mini PCIe WLAN cards that should be supported in pfSense 1.2.3 and are capable of operating in Access Point mode available for purchase on eBay for reasonable prices.
          more details of the WLAN device are:
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            p51boy1
            last edited by

            Very interesting. I have a spare pc2i here that I've been testing 2.0 beta on. I'll try runfw tomorrow and see what happens. I'll report back if I find anything out. THanks for your help!

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              p51boy1
              last edited by

              Yep, that worked. Recognized the wireless card and I was able to set it up as an access point. 2.0 is still pretty buggy, so I'll stick with 1.2.3 until 2.0 release.

              Thanks for all your help!

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                Inferno
                last edited by

                Just some other question about the fitPC2i, which I own, all is running fine except rebooting the machine

                I tried with and without ACPI tried the sysctl acpi reboot options, however when I request the machine hangs and I need to remove the power, since the keyboard ain't working as well.

                Running the latest pfSense 2.0 BETA4

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                  vho
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                  I have exactly the same problem as you Inferno.
                  I have updated to the latest snapshot (pfSense-Full-Update-2.0-beta5-i386-1430.tgz 12-Jan-2011 18:42) and the problem persists with that you can not restart it. I need to remove the power.

                  Have you found any solution yet?

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                    Inferno
                    last edited by

                    I didn't found a fix yet

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                      vho
                      last edited by

                      I've tested the new snapshot 2.0-BETA5 (i386) built on Sun Jan 16 22:00:36 EST 2011 with no luck.

                      Setting "sysctl -w hw.acpi.handle_reboot=1" makes no difference.

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                        JohnSwenson
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                        Hi All,
                        this is my first post here. I jut got a fitpc2i with the included 8G SSD and loaded 2.0rc1 embedded version on  it. The install went very well. The only difficulty is that the SSD cannot be easily removed so getting it loaded was interesting. I wound up creating a puppy linux version on a USB stick, booting off that, going online and getting the embedded file and copying that to the SSD. Having done searching here I knew I was going to need to use the serial port for the initial setup, that went very well, it took about 1 minute and I was up and running over the web interface. I had everything setup in about 2 minutes after that.

                        This has been the quickest, easiest install I have ever done! Hats off to the development team, I was really impressed.

                        So far everything is working great, I'm typing this message with my laptop hooked up to the LAN port so it does work! I haven't had time to do any stress testing yet, but so far the results are encouraging. Its handing out DHCP leases about 20 times faster that my previous router which is really greatly appreciated.

                        Oh and BTW the reboot issue seems to have been fixed. I've had no problem whatsoever rebooting from several different programs. I'm not sure if this is a firmware or hardware upgrade.

                        Next week my Cisco switch comes in at which point I'm going to get heavily intoVLANs etc. If today is any indication I'm going to have everything up and doing exactly what I want in a much shorter time than I had allocated.

                        So far I'm very pleased with the combination.

                        John S.

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