From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 21:34:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F06DA16A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:34:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A920443D1D for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:34:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.43) id 1D1tIH-000O5f-4H; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:34:42 -0700 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Message-Id: <69003fc45788390b881503539f5bb3dc@shire.net> From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:34:26 -0700 To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1+cvs (built Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:44:05 -0700) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) cc: 'Mikhail Teterin' cc: "Robert Kim, EVDO-Coverage, Verizon Agent" cc: List Free Bsd Subject: Re: Verizon's EVDO and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:34:43 -0000 On Feb 17, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > Robert, > > Hmm - The Mac source (I assume your talking Mac OS X) would probably > be the best to start with. It might be a very easy port to whatever > version of FreeBSD was used for the version of Mac OS X you wrote the > driver for. Mac OS X is not based on FreeBSD. It has a BSD user layer and compatibility layer and they DO use the FreeBSD userland for their own, but the driver level is MUCH different. Chad > FreeBSD 3.X was used as the base for the original merge > of Next code. I don't know how much divergence there's been since > then. > If your lucky with little effort a FreeBSD 3.5 or early 4.x driver > might > be had. With a bit more effort that could be ported to the current > FreeBSD source tree. > > Are you sure that the EVDO card doesen't use an off-the-shelf > ethernet or wireless controller chip already? > > Is there a URL for the Mac driver source code? > > Ted > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Robert Kim, >> EVDO-Coverage, Verizon Agent >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:36 PM >> To: 'Mikhail Teterin' >> Cc: List Free Bsd >> Subject: RE: Verizon's EVDO and FreeBSD >> >> >> >> Welll... Yes... The EVDO system technically DOES work on FREEBSD... >> BUT.. >> You have to personally modify the Old Open Source Mac driver >> to do it... >> OR.. Just mod the Linux driver... >> >> Tell you what... Since I don't have a copy... If anyone does >> this... And >> gets me a working driver ... I will get you a FREE EVDO card... And 3 >> free months of service... Lemme know.. >> >> X---------------- >> >> Robert Kim, Verizon Wireless Agent (TM) >> http://EVDO-Coverage.com >> 2611 S Pacific Coast Highway 101 >> Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007 >> 206 984 0880 >> >>>>> "Internet Service Is ONLY Broadband with Broadband Customer >> Service"(tm) >>>>> OUR QUEST: To Kill the Cubicle! (SM) >> >> ---Shalommmmmmmm------- >> ----------------;-)---- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mikhail Teterin [mailto:mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com] >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:21 PM >> To: Robert Kim, EVDO-Coverage, Verizon Agent >> Subject: Verizon's EVDO and FreeBSD >> >> >>> Robert Kim, >>> Wireless Internet Wifi Hotspot Advisor >>> >>> http://wireless-internet-broadband-service.com >>> https://evdo.sslpowered.com/wifi-hotspot-router.htm >>> 2611 S Pacific Coast Highway 101 >>> Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007 : 206 984 0880 >>> >>>>>> "Wireless Internet Service Is ONLY Broadband with Broadband >>>>>> Customer >>> >>> Service"(tm) >>> >>>>>> OUR QUEST: To Kill the Cubicle! (SM) >>> >>> ---Shalommmmmmmm-------------------- >>> ---------------------------------;-)---- >> >> Is there EVDO-hardware, that works with FreeBSD? Thanks! >> >> -mi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"