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author | Damien Bergamini <damien@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2006-05-20 14:02:05 +0000 |
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committer | Damien Bergamini <damien@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2006-05-20 14:02:05 +0000 |
commit | 0b4af72c622ad945b3de26f8ace605266819d3af (patch) | |
tree | 0484e672a325b31daf51784d8b835a1ee0fefba3 /share/man/man4/wpi.4 | |
parent | 91485f32c0f2168316f3ad8112e63bcdfc003adf (diff) |
- monitor mode for wpi(4)
- document more DIAGNOSTICS messages for wpi(4)
- the firmware is loaded when the interface is brought up, not during
attachment of the device (ipw, iwi, wpi)
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/wpi.4')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/wpi.4 | 28 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/wpi.4 b/share/man/man4/wpi.4 index 7026648c177..78b6fa51b52 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/wpi.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/wpi.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: wpi.4,v 1.3 2006/05/14 19:05:43 miod Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: wpi.4,v 1.4 2006/05/20 14:02:04 damien Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2006 .\" Damien Bergamini <damien.bergamini@free.fr>. All rights reserved. @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ Also known as mode, this is used when associating with an access point, through which all traffic passes. This mode is the default. +.It monitor mode +In this mode the driver is able to receive packets without +associating with an access point. +This disables the internal receive filter and enables the card to +capture packets from networks which it wouldn't normally have access to, +or to scan for access points. .El .Pp .Nm @@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ This is the default mode of operation. .El .Sh FILES The driver needs at least version 1.13 of the following firmware file, -which is loaded on demand when the device is attached: +which is loaded when an interface is brought up: .Pp .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact .It Pa /etc/firmware/wpi-ucode @@ -216,8 +222,26 @@ Join an existing BSS network, .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It "wpi%d: device timeout" +A frame dispatched to the hardware for transmission did not complete in time. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen. +.It "wpi%d: fatal firmware error" +For some reason, the firmware crashed. +The driver will reset the hardware. +This should not happen. +.It "wpi%d: Radio transmitter is off" +The radio transmitter is off and thus no packet can go out. +The driver will reset the hardware. +Make sure your laptop radio switch is on. +.It "wpi%d: could not read firmware file" +For some reason, the driver was unable to read the firmware image from the +filesystem. +The file might be missing or corrupted. +.It "wpi%d: firmware file too short: %d bytes" +The firmware image is corrupted and can't be loaded into the adapter. +.It "wpi%d: could not load firmware" +An attempt to load the firmware into the adapter failed. +The driver will reset the hardware. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr pkg_add 1 , |