Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:16:29 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Linux driver? Message-ID: <20120104211629.GA14433@hemlock.hydra> In-Reply-To: <4F04AFFC.7090203@onetel.com> References: <4F02A3CE.7020404@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120103071028.4964dd33@scorpio> <4F030E00.5020806@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <Pine.GSO.4.64.1201031101580.7621@age7.nber.org> <4F038F8F.3090701@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <alpine.LFD.2.00.1201031922400.26468@nber4.nber.org> <CAFpTYWPccGeFChROCZaqz7DH0jG6igHRzwMoq4nzo9aqDd1Abg@mail.gmail.com> <4F045445.3020101@onetel.com> <20120104162114.GE8500@hemlock.hydra> <4F04AFFC.7090203@onetel.com>
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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?
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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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