Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:02:58 -0500 From: Michael Proto <mike@jellydonut.org> To: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Working mini PCIe wireless? Message-ID: <47558842.6030908@jellydonut.org> In-Reply-To: <20071204155529.GA98779@chuggalug.clues.com> References: <20071204155529.GA98779@chuggalug.clues.com>
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Geoff Buckingham wrote: > I recently purchased the Dell I6400 Ubuntu laptop, with the express intent of > running FreeBSD on it. > > My intention was to use this a working machine using PC-BSD, I.E. RELENG_6, limiting tinkering, experimentation to other systems. > > It comes with an Intel 3945[1] mini PCIe card, which I knew would not work. So > I ordered myself a Azurewave Atheros based mini PCIe card to replace it. > Unfortunatly the ath_hal[2] doesn't recognise the hardware revision, so that > doesn't work either. > > Does anybody know of a mini PCIe wireless card that works under RELENG_6? > Failing that an ExpressCard? (The 6400 has no Card Bus) > > Notes: > > [1]I know there is a 3945 driver for 7 and an older rev fo 6, I tried it > it locks up the machine. > [2] Sam has a more recent HAL on his "people" page, but the headers have > changed making it non-trivial, for me at least, to compile into a > RELENG_6 kernel/module. > I don't have access to my laptop at the moment (and hence can't pull the exact kernel output regarding the adapter), but I have a ThinkPad R60 with the ThinkPad a/b/g miniPCI-e wireless card that worked fine under FreeBSD 6.2. I believe you can find the actual part here: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=40Y7026¤t-category-id=DD119CA6FA0E4518A4086EB8FF1FDD2B&model-number=9456 Part number: 40Y7026 -Proto
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