Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:08:42 +0000 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: urtwn driver for Edimax EW-7811U WLAN nano USB Adapter Message-ID: <CAFHbX1K0Dt6vuuA6EFrP3GQH-6dPUF5LjE-WbNUeKROJgcYqTw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <128633.28644.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <201310061521.r96FLmxw077281@fire.js.berklix.net> <52519CB9.8040203@mu.org> <20131218154820.GA20655@FreeBSD.org> <52B2524F.8000201@FreeBSD.org> <20131219095148.GA78156@FreeBSD.org> <128633.28644.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Better would be if manufacturers' and online vendors' websites would say what chipset their Ethernet, Bluetooth adapter, USB wi-fi adapter, etc use. > I think manufacturers don't consider this relevant info, they sell features, not the underlying spec. This allows them to chop and change what chip is actually in a device depending on the vagaries of their supply chain. Eg, Rev A, Rev B might be precisely the same packaging but different chips underneath. Suck for non Windows users, I agree. Cheers Tom
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