From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 11 19:43:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62DE516A4CE for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:43:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.lambertfam.org (www.lambertfam.org [216.223.208.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DE6543D31 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:43:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.lambertfam.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8BC134D52 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:42:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.lambertfam.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (www.lambertfam.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 68691-05 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:42:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from laptop.lambertfam.org (ool-182db8f6.dyn.optonline.net [24.45.184.246]) by mail.lambertfam.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A6C634D64 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:42:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by laptop.lambertfam.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B256CC108; Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:42:50 -0400 (EDT) Resent-From: lambert@laptop.lambertfam.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:42:50 -0400 Resent-Message-ID: <20040412024250.GD787@laptop.lambertfam.org> Resent-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:41:43 -0400 From: Scott Lambert To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040412024143.GC787@laptop.lambertfam.org> References: <1081710037.19003.9.camel@morpheus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1081710037.19003.9.camel@morpheus> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at lambertfam.org Subject: Re: FBSD & Broadcom BCM94306 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 02:43:02 -0000 On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 03:00:38PM -0400, Aaron Walker wrote: > I installed FreeBSD (5.2.1) on a laptop for the first time yesterday and > so far everything has worked flawlessly. > > I have a HP Pavilion ze4630us that has a NatSemi 10/100 NIC as well as a > Broadcom BCM94306 802.11g chip. I've checked out the Hardware Notes for > 5.2.1 and not suprisingly (since there isn't even a native linux driver > yet) it wasn't on the list. I am able to get the chip working under > Linux via ndiswrapper which basically loads the windows driver for it. I have a Compaq 2195 which is similar to your HP. The FreeBSD NDIS driver, aka "Project Evil", works well. http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/laptop/Presario_2195US/5/ -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lambert@lambertfam.org http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/resume.html