Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 07:31:42 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> Cc: herbs <herbert.raimund@gmx.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: please recommend wireless card for amd64 laptop (mini pci (pci-e) or pcmcia) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007080728430.43685@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20100708131728.GA34829@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20100708091814.GA33718@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20100708125852.GA15241@greencat.langhans.com.pl> <20100708131728.GA34829@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On Thu, 8 Jul 2010, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 02:58:52PM +0200, herbs wrote: >> >> The best way to be sure about the compatibility is to take your laptop >> to the computer store and plug in the card of your choice. Some >> combinations just make trouble, thats why I recommend it. > > well.. that's why I'm asking. > > My laptop is HP Compaq 6715s. > > For example, I can see lots of iwn(4) pci-e cards on sale, > but all I've seen say in big letters > "not for HP ... laptops". HP and IBM have BIOS checks that limit which cards can be used. > So I was hoping to hear from somebody who is > using wireless on an amd64 laptop, perhaps even > on 6715s, which, it seems, is quite popular, of > a model that is proven to work ok, either pci-e or > pcmcia. AFAIK, bwn(4)/bwi(4) should work on amd64.
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