Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:37:52 -0500 From: Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: Alberto Villa <avilla@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4310 USB Controller (Wifi) Message-ID: <AANLkTimuiPRD_8vcs43kWuTnoKBVxEeiU4b9fEzpD%2Bgi@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101028060610.GB1900@current.Sisis.de> References: <20101025080705.GA33315@current.Sisis.de> <AANLkTi=65roV5vxX54dHOsmcND6BgoUQiEsGq6skYagL@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTim8PavYF60cnYQge5hzjzg4LFbXWj5vzz0uSikY@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=cJXqV9S0DZ%2BYhqP9_LD9B1o7t13rPCcohE7op@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikXWWpnhJmcYLi3aSp3vRndCpP4dv2%2BxyM5RKP2@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikq6Ktf_pyTpq2bvmPpr0-0nkqyR3KWZA0j7Oe5@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=8E_Kk1qc0LD3jVtw=sNAjJ4on45crbA1vvPRj@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=0_KLrpAyd1cNiOz=njmFk7XiCLcDiaBApLWrU@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimVmaDHgeiHfky5-rb3DueTjgLzJW7at3U2AdW2@mail.gmail.com> <20101028060610.GB1900@current.Sisis.de>
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > El d=EDa Wednesday, October 27, 2010 a las 12:12:09PM -0500, Scot Hetzel = escribi=F3: > >> > Where did you get your bcmwl5 driver? =A0If you downloaded it from Ace= r, >> > it should work. =A0If you downloaded it from anywhere else then this >> > might be why it didn't work for you. >> > >> >> Just noticed that you didn't specify your computer manufacture. =A0The >> above would only work for Matthias Apitz. >> >> You just need to download the driver from the manufacture of your comput= er. > > Why is this? Isn't it just the Wifi chip which matters? Could you sheet > a bit light on this? Thanks > When you get the Windows NDIS driver from the computer manufacture, you are ensured that your card is supported by that version of the driver. If you download the Windows NDIS driver from another source, that driver may not include support for your card as it might be an older version. Also, some versions of the Windows NDIS driver may use functions that are not currently implemented in the FreeBSD NDIS emulator. Scot
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