Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:54:00 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: Isaac MacFarlane <spideyfan1972@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer 4720Z and Atheros wireless card Message-ID: <4865E008.4070108@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e5d1b59b0806272317k2273cd34yd105c79ee9aa267d@mail.gmail.com> References: <e5d1b59b0806272317k2273cd34yd105c79ee9aa267d@mail.gmail.com>
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Isaac MacFarlane wrote: > Hello all. I am trying to find a *NIX system that will work with this > system. Mandriva calls the card an AR5006 and Vista said it was an AR5007. > Vista worked fine for about a month or so, but I have decided I want to go > all free on my systems. Mandriva will work with the card but locks up after > a few hours requiring a restart. Not really acceptable. And it is the best I > found in the Linux world. Would any of the BSD systems work with this card? > Any recommendations would be most appreciated. > > Isaac MacFarlane > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I believe this will work if you follow the instructions to build a custom kernel, as in the eeepc: http://nighthack.org/wiki/EeeBSD However, this will not be the easiest task if you are not familiar with FreeBSD in general.
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