Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:18:20 +0100 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: "Geraghty, Dewayne" <dewayne.geraghty@hp.com> Subject: Re: Atheros chip support in 4.11 & updated if_rl.c code location? Message-ID: <200503120918.23504.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <ED28DBD13CDAA44D974F00D56B594BCE0126F041@snoexc04.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net> References: <ED28DBD13CDAA44D974F00D56B594BCE0126F041@snoexc04.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net>
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--nextPart1715238.xmNr4tTrLO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday, 12. March 2005 03:28, Geraghty, Dewayne wrote: > Has anyone performed an Atheros wireless port to 4.11. > > I noted the ath chip is described in the 5.3 man page with a version date > of 4.11. Consequently I purchased two atheros wireless devices, and > upgraded my 4.8 boxes to 4.11. Unfortunately there is no Atheros (if_ath) > support in 4.11. (My purchase decision was based on the 5.3 man page.=20 > Silly me) > > Also I've noted that the if_rl code has been updated and submitted for 5.= 4. > Can someone please point me to the incarnation to pull this code, so I can > install it on my 4.x series. Backports of device drivers to FreeBSD 4 are, in general, very VERY unlikel= y=20 (FreeBSD 4 is a dead-end branch now) and nontrivial to do due the massive=20 differences between FreeBSD 5 and FreeBSD 4. =2D-=20 ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org --nextPart1715238.xmNr4tTrLO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCMqXPXhc68WspdLARAi6oAJwNACNliPTK1D1uvyoqIDHO96RppACfWVMC QW69s0r7xUog899fbRorvVE= =7Glx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1715238.xmNr4tTrLO--
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