Sorry for replying to my own post. I report here the solution of the problem, as pointed to me by Stijn (thank you very much by the way). Quoting Stijn:
>Can you disable apm at boot time? > >boot -c >disable apm >quit > >If this works, you can make the change permanent with config(8). And this worked like a charm. Now, anyone with the same problem will have the solution one google search away. Thank you to everyone who sent me suggestions. Best regards Jose Brandao 2009/5/6 Josi Brandco <[email protected]>: > Hello, > > This is my first post, so forgive me if I inadvertently commit a > "gaffe". > > I am looking for advice regarding the setting-up of my wireless network > card with wpa. > > I have installed the current release OpenBSD 4.5 on my asus A6 laptop. > So far as I can tell, everything works perfectly except for the > Intel pro/wireless 2200BG wireless nic (driver iwi, device iwi0) that > I have been unable > to put to work. > > As per man page instructions, I have installed into "/etc/firmware" the > files from "iwi-firmware-3.0p0.tgz". > > I have created the "/etc/hostname.iwi0" file with contents: > > dhcp NONE NONE NONE nwid my_essid wpa \ > wpapsk $(wpa-psk my_essid my_passphrase) > > At boot-time, when comes the time to initialize the network, the following > message is printed: > > iwi0: no link ............. sleeping > > I have also tried to activate the card with the instruction: > > ifconfig iwi0 -bssid chan 6 nwid WirelessFromTVCabo\ > -nwkey txpower 20 wpa wpaakms psk wpagroupcipher ccmp\ > wpaprotos wpa2 wpapsk $(wpa-psk my_essid my_passphrase) > dhclient iwi0 > > with the same results. > > The previous commands closely reproduce the setup on a debian > installed on another partition. > > The output of "dmesg" is: > > OpenBSD 4.5 (GENERIC) #1749: Sat Feb 28 14:51:18 MST 2009 > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC > cpu0: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz ("GenuineIntel" > 686-class) 1.61 GHz > cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI, MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,TM,SBF,EST,TM2 > real mem = 535654400 (510MB) > avail mem = 509669376 (486MB) > mainbus0 at root > bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 03/17/05, SMBIOS rev. 2.3 @ > 0xf5b40 (35 entries) > bios0: vendor American Megatrends Inc. version "0204" date 03/17/2005 > bios0: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A6G > apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2 > apm0: AC on, no battery > acpi at bios0 function 0x0 not configured > pcibios at bios0 function 0x1a not configured > bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x10000 > cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor) > cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 1600 MHz (1340 mV): speeds: 1600, 1400, > 1200, 1000, 800, 600 MHz > pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) > pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82855GM Host" rev 0x02 > intelagp0 at pchb0 > agp0 at intelagp0: aperture at 0xe0000000, size 0xc400000 > "Intel 82855GM Memory" rev 0x02 at pci0 dev 0 function 1 not configured > "Intel 82855GM Config" rev 0x02 at pci0 dev 0 function 3 not configured > ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82855GME AGP" rev 0x02 > pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 > vga1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "ATI Radeon Mobility M10" rev 0x00 > wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) > wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) > radeondrm0 at vga1: irq 5 > drm0 at radeondrm0 > uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x03: irq 5 > uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x03: irq 5 > uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x03: irq 5 > ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x03: irq 4 > ehci0: timed out waiting for BIOS > usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0 > uhub0 at usb0 "Intel EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1 > ppb1 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 "Intel 82801BAM Hub-to-PCI" rev 0x83 > pci2 at ppb1 bus 2 > rl0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek 8139" rev 0x10: irq 5, > address 00:11:d8:bf:2b:3d > rlphy0 at rl0 phy 0: RTL internal PHY > iwi0 at pci2 dev 4 function 0 "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" rev > 0x05: irq 5, address 00:12:f0:3c:7e:1b > cbb0 at pci2 dev 5 function 0 "Ricoh 5C476 CardBus" rev 0xac: > couldn't map interrupt > cbb1 at pci2 dev 5 function 1 "Ricoh 5C476 CardBus" rev 0xac: > couldn't map interrupt > "Ricoh 5C552 Firewire" rev 0x04 at pci2 dev 5 function 2 not configured > ichpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801DBM LPC" rev 0x03: > 24-bit timer at 3579545Hz > pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82801DBM IDE" rev 0x03: > DMA, channel 0 configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to > compatibility > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <IC25N060ATMR04-0> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 57231MB, 117210240 sectors > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 > atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0 > scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets > cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <TSSTcorp, CD/DVDW TS-L532A, TC51> > ATAPI 5/cdrom removable > cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 > auich0 at pci0 dev 31 function 5 "Intel 82801DB AC97" rev > 0x03"Intel 82801DB Modem" rev 0x03 at pci0 dev 31 function 6 not > configured > usb1 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub1 at usb1 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > usb2 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0 > uhub2 at usb2 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > usb3 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0 > uhub3 at usb3 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > isa0 at ichpcib0 > isadma0 at isa0 > com1 at isa0 port 0x2f8/8 irq 3: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 > pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) > pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot > wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 > pmsi0 at pckbc0 (aux slot) > pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot > wsmouse0 at pmsi0 mux 0 > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 > midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker> > spkr0 at pcppi0 > lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378/4 irq 7 > it0 at isa0 port 0x2e/2: IT8705F rev 2, EC port 0x290 > npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 > pcic0 at isa0 port 0x3e0/2 iomem 0xd0000/65536 > pcic0 controller 0: <Intel 82365SL rev 1> has sockets A and B > pcmcia0 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 0 > pcmcia1 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 1 > pcic0: irq 9, polling enabled > biomask ed75 netmask ed75 ttymask ffff > mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support > ugen0 at uhub0 port 6 "Acer Labs ALI M5603C" rev 2.00/1.02 addr 2 > uhidev0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "vendor 0x04f3 > product 0x0103" rev 1.10/1.05 addr 2 > uhidev0: iclass 3/1 > ukbd0 at uhidev0: 8 modifier keys, 6 key codes > wskbd1 at ukbd0 mux 1 > wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0 > uhidev1 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 1 "vendor 0x04f3 > product 0x0103" rev 1.10/1.05 addr 2 > uhidev1: iclass 3/0, 2 report ids > uhid0 at uhidev1 reportid 1: input=2, output=0, feature=0 > uhid1 at uhidev1 reportid 2: input=1, output=0, feature=0 > uhidev2 at uhub2 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "Logitech > Optical USB Mouse" rev 2.00/3.40 addr 2 > uhidev2: iclass 3/1 > ums0 at uhidev2: 3 buttons, Z dir > wsmouse1 at ums0 mux 0 > softraid0 at root > root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > radeondrm0: Setting GART location based on new memory map > > From the previous, the iwi0 device is located at > PCI2, dev 4, with irq 5. > > On the other hand, a dmesg on debian will output > [ 10.538003] ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL' > [ 10.542520] ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13 > [ 10.542573] ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel > Corporation <[email protected]> > [ 10.636988] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network > Driver, 1.2.2kmprq > [ 10.637049] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation > [ 10.637171] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:04.0[A] -> GSI 18 > (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > [ 10.673943] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network > Connection > [ 10.674035] firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw > [ 10.704639] intel_rng: FWH not detected > [ 10.756572] iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.03 (30-Apr-2008) > [ 10.756694] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH4-M TCO device (Version=1, > TCOBASE=0xe460) > [ 10.756766] iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec (nowayout=0) > > That is, on debian, the irq 18 is used. > > For the sake of completeness, the output of iwconfig on debian is: > > eth2 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"my_essid" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: > 00:18:39:2A:6E:C2 > Bit Rate:36 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0 > Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:encrypt_key Security mode:open > Power Management:off > Link Quality=73/100 Signal level=-55 dBm Noise level=-92 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:1 > > and ifconfig on debian: > > eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:12:f0:3c:7e:1b > inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::212:f0ff:fe3c:7e1b/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1 > RX packets:4432 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:2321 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:2227764 (2.1 MiB) TX bytes:453534 (442.9 KiB) > Interrupt:18 Base address:0x2000 Memory:feafe000-feafefff > > Needless to say, the wireless card works on debian. > > Would some kind soul point me in the right direction? > > Best regards, > > Josi Brandco
