From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 27 06:56:58 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8632BDE for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:56:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from soumendraganguly@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wg0-x236.google.com (mail-wg0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 263312A00 for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:56:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f54.google.com with SMTP id c11so5461398wgh.9 for ; Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:56:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=YhybHcSlZHpwlou6NLC26cuIQskzfCDGhr8rBPbAYXU=; b=vbg7rC7s9a+FCcv9hdUtg3nJJ4Ak3i65bZP0lPY6lsbuGbdBGlRn0LjrnKv/GWXa8h tAs3bxsFoanI3M414OS1gcEi0/5H59sMvjk2zGl3ax9U5FEuCgfUk43ebFfctZYVm6TP LWS9wYor7akd6juJLkI9bBSefG4lTbyZAyhN0+5Ih6JsZCyNDsFboErpw3pvreZVx3gl oq82dobKsSTM9xd3Iy6KMZzW1h9gR5rN1XCe7WJT75pTZ6I3jhlCz0/pbKsHHoSNlE78 hlqsBQe1CRyFK1CGn51gHxu70qmHchtbzGto4zMfkDsti8r9f/pywBycllXG6BG80VZ6 QHqw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.189.49 with SMTP id gf17mr4409272wic.23.1382857015753; Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:56:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.245.73 with HTTP; Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:56:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 12:26:55 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Drivers for my PC From: Soumendra Ganguly To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:56:58 -0000 Respected driver developers, I recently bought a notebook (hp pavilion 15-e006tu) which came with FreeDOS. I installed FreeBSD 9.2 (amd64) on it (using dvd1.iso *), removing FreeDOS and later noticed that the Wi-Fi is not working. Then I checked the list of hardwares supported by FreeBSD 9.2 (which I should have done prior to installing the OS) and found out that some of the components of my PC are not in the list. For example the Wi-Fi adapter (RalinkTech VQF-RT3290), the Bluetooth adapter (same model name as the Wi-Fi adapter, Ralink VQF-RT3290), and I do not even know if the Ethernet interface is supported. Later I realized that since the Wi-Fi adapter is not recognized, the FreeBSD installation said something like - 'no configurable NIC found' (or something similar, I hope you know what I mean). I really want to use FreeBSD. My other computer has Windows and Ubuntu on it. I want to port some of my code to FreeBSD. What to do? Please help! I do not know how to write drivers (I would love to be able to though) ! Help, please! * I converted the iso to a usb installation medium to install FreeBSD. I have created an image of the flash drive using dd(1) on ubuntu and saved it to my external hard drive for future use. Thank you. I will be really grateful if someone helps.