From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 4 21:16:53 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F0EB1065670 for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:16:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy6-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy6-pub.bluehost.com [67.222.54.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E868F8FC1D for ; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:16:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 9368 invoked by uid 0); 4 Jan 2012 21:16:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by cpoproxy3.bluehost.com with SMTP; 4 Jan 2012 21:16:30 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=qzO9QjfTsr6VTRU9Aabpv0MqRS+rrCsuUfT2dkAHyFs=; b=K0AR7oGmqx5ZKv0s/qSzBCXWczVhzReGwYIUqVoiOhoPgGJWJYdv3fwXAFS/z3aVES7tXYegh7lWKzultDdRonRX9M/5yDi1HQp4bA40PnaK2dIIH18cnDvpM9eSIHRQ; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RiYCD-0000DG-Et for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:16:29 -0700 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:16:29 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120104211629.GA14433@hemlock.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F02A3CE.7020404@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120103071028.4964dd33@scorpio> <4F030E00.5020806@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F038F8F.3090701@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F045445.3020101@onetel.com> <20120104162114.GE8500@hemlock.hydra> <4F04AFFC.7090203@onetel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4F04AFFC.7090203@onetel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Linux driver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:16:53 -0000 On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 08:01:00PM +0000, Chris Whitehouse wrote: > On 04/01/2012 16:21, Chad Perrin wrote: > >As someone who has actually done laptop technician work, professionally, > > You don't by any chance know where there is a service manual for > OP's laptop in pdf format (or html)? I did a bit of googling but > didn't find it. It's a Toshiba U505-S2950. Or maybe you could advise > how to replace the wireless card in this particular machine... I'm afraid I do not have a service manual, and Toshibas are unfortunately not among the laptops I have dealt with very much (only a handful, here and there). This image seems to suggest that the instruction about prying off a panel behind the keyboard does not apply to this model: http://tinyurl.com/6rgljal This image, of a similar model (S2930 instead) clearly shows a similar keyboard facing design with no separable panel to pry off behind the keyboard: http://tinyurl.com/82r9kz4 If I had to make a guess, based on those images, I'd say you probably have to remove some of the screws from the bottom of the laptop to remove the keyboard. Whether the bevel/facing needs to be removed before removing the keyboard depends on the specific laptop. There is a possibility you may just be able to remove a single panel from the bottom of the laptop to get at the wireless card, though. This page, however, refers to a "wifi cover" as part of the shell for the bottom of the laptop: http://tinyurl.com/72x9osz My guess, based on that picture, is that it would be the smaller separate panel to the right-hand side of the picture: http://tinyurl.com/7tql3zg That may be the "memory cover" mentioned on the page, and the other cover might be the "wifi cover". Does that image look at all like your laptop's underside? -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]