wifi issues on custom kernel

[redhead88]

I can't seem to get wifimgr to recognize my correctly configured bwn wifi adapter;

cat /etc/rc.conf

wlans_bwn0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP"

cat /boot/loader.conf | grep bwn

if_bwn_load="YES"
bwn_v4_lp_ucode_load="YES"

pkg_info |grep wifimgr

wifimgr-1.9         WiFi Networks Manager

Does any one have any ideas/fixes for this issue.

uname -arn output

FreeBSD porter1750.local 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb  5 05:26:28 PST 2012     
root@porter1750.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/bwn  amd64

Issue #2

Furthermore the only work around to establishing wifi connectivity is for me to run w which at times gives the foolowing erros on tty1

sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa-supplicant,conf
Failed to read or parse configuration '/etc/wpa-supplicant,conf'.
$ sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Line 2: failed to parse ssid 'smithbay'.
Line 2: failed to parse ssid 'smithbay'.
Line 3: unknown network field 'key'.
Line 4: WPA-PSK accepted for key management, but no PSK configured.
Line 4: failed to parse network block.
Failed to read or parse configuration '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'.

wpa_supplicant.conf

network={
  ssid=smit****
  key=201805****
}

Any clues on solving either one or both of these rather annoying issue would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Porter

 

[wblock@]

The thread title suggests that problem #1 doesn't occur with a GENERIC kernel. If that's true, then the problem is the custom kernel. Otherwise, more details are needed on the problem. Changing the thread title to more accurately reflect the problem helps to attract people who are familiar with it.

#2 (don't put multiple questions in a thread, it makes them less likely to be answered):
% man wpa_supplicant.conf | less -p ssid
Pay particular attention to the second sentence.
Also, "key" is not a valid config item. For WPA, it's psk.