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Date:      Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:43:41 -0400
From:      Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net>
To:        FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: none
Message-ID:  <20130412144341.0362e296@scorpio>
In-Reply-To: <447gk7aahp.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
References:  <20130412105044.DGJ71030@ms5.mc.surewest.net> <447gk7aahp.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>

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On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:07:30 -0400
Lowell Gilbert articulated:

> You'll need to run -CURRENT instead of 9.1, and all the caveats that
> apply.  You'll also need the special HAL that hasn't yet been commited
> to -CURRENT.  There are instructions on the freebsd-wireless mailing
> list.  I'm using that exact card right now.

Really off-topic, but HAL is now deprecated on many modern systems. Why
is FreeBSD continuing to use it? It is being replaced by "udev". You
would think that FreeBSD-10 would be a perfect time to put HAL to bed
and take a more modern approach.

-- 
Jerry ♔

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