How can I install package.name.tgz?

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TroN-0074

I am trying to install the driver for a wireless adapter to be use in my laptop. I downloaded the package to my downloads directory but I haven't found a way to install it using the pkg tool. The package is urtwn-firmware-1.1p2.tgz. How can I install it? The pkg man page mentioned nothing about installing packages like that and I didn't see anything in the handbook.

I remember with the pkg_add tool we could install packages like that by issuing an argument.

I will appreciate all advice. Thank you.
 
pkg-add(8). I don't know where you got the driver from but the package you have downloaded may not be a PKGNG package.
 
Hi.
Thank you for the reply, I got the package from the OpenBSD people. Basically what I am looking for is to make my wireless adapter work with FreeBSD 10.
The adapter I have is a TP-Link TL-WN725N, which uses rtl8188eu.
I will appreciate further advice thank you.
 
You cannot install OpenBSD drivers on FreeBSD. Doesn't the card work with FreeBSD's own urtwn(4)?
 
Thank you.
I haven't really try the FreeBSD urtwn(4) I think all I need to do is create a /boot/loader.conf file with the line
Code: 
if_urtwn_load="YES"
save it and test the adapter. I will do that when I get home this afternoon and report back.
Thank you

Edit: Tried that and it didn't work.
 
TroN-0074 said:
Edit: Tried that and it didn't work.
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This doesn't give us a lot of clues now does it? Was the card recognised? What exactly isn't working?
 
Thank you for your reply.
What I meant is that when I insert the USB wireless adapter to the computer and boot the computer still there is not connection to Wi-Fi. Not even the LED indicating that the USB is working flashes at all.

Perhaps there is no support for this device in FreeBSD just yet. I mentioned the adapter is a TP-Link TL-WN725N, which uses rtl8188eu. hopefully in a near future release that device would work out of the box.

Thank you
 
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