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Third party firmware installation is normally automatic and happens at install and at upgrade. For new hardware installed onto an existing system, you install firmware after adding the device, using fw_update(1). That program will either obtain the firmware from an Internet connection or from a path to the firmware package you supply.
If you have an Internet connection via your wired Ethernet... you would insert the device into a USB slot, note the additional kernel messages on your console upon insertion, and then issue: # fw_update If you do not have a network connection, you must download the firmware from another machine, transfer it to the system, and then install it manually with pkg_add(1). Firmware is located at: http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/. In OpenBSD 5.5, fw_update will have a -p path option to install a firmware package obtained manually. Last edited by jggimi; 16th March 2014 at 12:26 PM. Reason: Error in recommendation, corrected for 5.4. |
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SO, no hassle at all then. Good. I just placed the order. Thanks
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I received my urtwn0 adapter on Friday. This morning I plugged it in while connected via wired(re0) and I issued fw_update. I dont know if it was necessary but I also created a /etc/hostename.urtwn0 file in vi with this content:
dhcp nwid "my networks name" wpakey "*****************" after I saved and quit I issued the following cmd: # sh /etc/netstart urtwn0 I received this output: /etc/hostname.urtwn0[1]: dhcp: not found I rebooted and it seemed like it connected but I received this message: Warning: /etc/hostname.urtwn0 is insecure fixing permissions What the heck does this mean? I am not too sure if I did everything right. I sent a ping request to my router and it is receiving/returning the packets and I pinged Google and it also receive/sends the packets. I am worried about that insecure comment though. I forgot to mention that I did Google this error message but only one site came up and did not seem to be relevant, but I did not fully comprehend it, I think it was some kind of newsvine or a bug report though. Last edited by Roydd85; 31st March 2014 at 04:30 PM. Reason: update |
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This is expected behavior. Recognize that if you will be connecting to the same access point, using a hostname.if(5) file is acceptable, but if you will be using multiple access points, you will need modify this file accordingly (& reboot or issue netstart...) or connect manually. Quote:
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OK, great, it seems like I am good to go then I guess. Now I can start my real learning experience I hope it is just as nerve racking, confusing, and as painfully annoying as trying to get online, because this seems to be the only way I actually push myself into learning new things. I will most likely be posting quite a few comments showing how much I don't understand. Thanks again!
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Be very wary of anything found on the Internet, as much information out there is either incomplete, out-of-date, or simply wrong. |
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I downloaded the latest amd64 snapshot today Code:
OpenBSD 5.8-beta (GENERIC.MP) #1126: Sun Jul 5 18:43:48 MDT 2015 Code:
rtwn0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek 8188CE" rev 0x01: msi rtwn0: MAC/BB RTL8188CE, RF 6052 1T1R, address de:ad:be:ef:00:01 Code:
rtwn0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 lladdr de:ad:be:ef:00:01 priority: 4 groups: wlan media: IEEE802.11 autoselect status: no network ieee80211: nwid "" # gzip -d rtwn-firmware-1.0.tgz # mv rtwn-firmware-1.0.tar rtwn-firmware-1.0.tgz # fw_update -p . rtwn I tested it briefly and it would scan and make a connection OK. Still need to give it a better workout, but this is great news. Last edited by IdOp; 7th July 2015 at 08:40 PM. Reason: Added: arch, dmesg snippet |
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