From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 19 22:55:52 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E096F5B6; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 22:55:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "wonkity.com", Issuer "wonkity.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6EEE92E0; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 22:55:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id s9JMtouU059022 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:55:50 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) with ESMTP id s9JMtnom059019; Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:55:50 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:55:49 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: "O. Hartmann" Subject: Re: WiFi 802.11/ac PCIe supported adaptor In-Reply-To: <20141019163029.00b0f1c4.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Message-ID: References: <20140927143830.1d25968f.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <20140927222208.GA20243@e-new.0x20.net> <20140928080643.1b5c991b.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <5427A8C5.1010703@freebsd.org> <20140928113510.452dc9f0.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <20141019163029.00b0f1c4.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (BSF 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:55:50 -0600 (MDT) Cc: Gavin Atkinson , FreeBSD Current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 22:55:53 -0000 On Sun, 19 Oct 2014, O. Hartmann wrote: > Am Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:50:02 -0600 (MDT) > Warren Block schrieb: > >> On Sun, 28 Sep 2014, Gavin Atkinson wrote: >>> On Sun, 28 Sep 2014, O. Hartmann wrote: >>>> Networking wasn't an issue for me for years, but now, sitting on a pile of neat new >>>> hardware of which FreeBSD can not make any serious use, let me rethink. Luckily, The >>>> Lenovo laptops have a mini PCIe WiFi NIC - if I'm willing to follow FreeBSDs agony >>>> I'm able to swap the NIC with a piece of hardware that is supported. But it is >>>> additional >>> >>> Unfortunately, many Lenovo laptops lock the BIOS down in such a way that >>> they won't boot without the NIC they were shipped with :( > > Yes, I realized this very sadly today. Intel 6300 WiFi adapter isn't recognized, the crap > of Laptop rejects starting firmware and I get a message telling me using uncertified > hardware. Last time I bought a Laptop from Lenovo! > >> >> Well, or a short list of approved Lenovo-branded cards. In the past, >> Lenovo (or IBM) has supplied Atheros cards. The trick will be finding >> that list and identifying the chipsets on each. There are also >> unofficial BIOS modifications to remove the limits. > > There are lists, but they are outdated and newer chipsets aren't listed. No, I mean each particular Thinkpad notebook has a list of allowed cards in the BIOS. However, it is not the same list for each model. So the trick is to find the list of approved cards for your particular model, and then figure out which of those is Atheros-based.