====== FreeBSD on the TP-LINK WR-1043nd ======

Please visit [[http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/TpLinkTLWR1043ND]] .

===== Hardware =====

  * Atheros AR9132
  * 32mb RAM
  * 8mb flash
  * AR9130 WMAC
  * AR9102 2.4ghz radio Baseband
  * RTL8366RB switch PHY (datasheet: {{adrianchadd/tplink-wr1043nd/rtl8366_8369_datasheet_1-1.pdf?linkonly|rtl8366_8369_datasheet_1-1.pdf}})

===== Software =====

  * Ships with linux firmware (with commercial atheros binary drivers)
  * %%OpenWRT%% works (w/ ath9k)

===== Serial =====

  * Onboard, requires 3.3v -> RS232 level converter
  * Defaults to 115200 8N1

===== Workarounds =====

The ethernet and Wireless MAC requires this in hints to pick up the flash MAC address:

{
hint.arge.0.eeprommac=0x1f01fc00
hint.ath.0.eepromaddr=0x1fff1000
}

(Although why every unit seems to have the same ethernet MAC here is beyond me..)

===== Port Status =====

  * %%FreeBSD%%-HEAD boots, both via netboot and flash
  * Functioning ethernet (but not bridge PHY support)
  * USB functions
  * WMAC support (AR9130) in -HEAD
  * An example, functioning kernel config is in HEAD - sys/mips/conf/TP-WN1043ND

===== Other Links =====

  * [[http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/TpLinkTLWR1043ND]]