From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 12 03:45:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5242816A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 03:45:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay.pair.com (relay.pair.com [209.68.1.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CAF0543D2D for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 03:45:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from silby@silby.com) Received: (qmail 82980 invoked from network); 12 Jul 2004 03:45:43 -0000 Received: from niwun.pair.com (HELO localhost) (209.68.2.70) by relay.pair.com with SMTP; 12 Jul 2004 03:45:43 -0000 X-pair-Authenticated: 209.68.2.70 Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:45:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack To: dloomis@fpceldorado.org In-Reply-To: <000901c467a6$481033f0$fd01a8c0@TOSHIBA> Message-ID: <20040711224405.G2476@odysseus.silby.com> References: <000901c467a6$481033f0$fd01a8c0@TOSHIBA> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Senao pcmcia cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 03:45:49 -0000 On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 dloomis@fpceldorado.org wrote: > I have been told on other lists that the problem is with the firmware > version on the cards. I flashed them some time back with firmware v.1.7.4. > I have been told that only v. 1.5.6 and earler work with FreeBSD. That > sounded rather strange since the same cards work just fine under Linux on > the very same hardware. Can there be THAT much difference between the > drivers in Freebsd and Linux? > > If what I have been told is correct, is it possible to re-flash the cards > with the earlier firmware version or is that a no-no? I would like to use a > Freebsd-based system on my router at the church without having to opt for > the newer Atheros-based cards just now (which does work well). > > Dr. Daniel Loomis > First Presbyterian Church > El Dorado, AR I'm using 1.5.6 here without any major issues. I have not tried 1.7.4, but I believe that there are reports of it not getting along with the FreeBSD driver, for whatever reason. If you successfully flashed up to 1.7.4, I believe that you should be able to flash back to 1.5.6 without issue. Mike "Silby" Silbersack