From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 16 12:39:14 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A77C91065673; Mon, 16 May 2011 12:39:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) Received: from onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru [IPv6:2a01:4f8:131:60a2::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CC1C8FC23; Mon, 16 May 2011 12:39:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lion.home.serebryakov.spb.ru (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:923f:1:c0e1:7989:b1b9:78c3]) (Authenticated sender: lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) by onlyone.friendlyhosting.spb.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 43EF54AC2D; Mon, 16 May 2011 16:39:13 +0400 (MSD) Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 16:39:12 +0400 From: Lev Serebryakov X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <3310594119.20110516163912@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: Adrian Chadd In-Reply-To: References: <1813166089.20110516155219@serebryakov.spb.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubiquiti SR71-E (ar9280) support? Or, maybe, other Mini-PCIe high-power WiFi card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:39:14 -0000 Hello, Adrian. You wrote 16 =EC=E0=FF 2011 =E3., 16:21:05: Thank you for detailed explanation. Of course, I'll upgrade to 9-STAVLE as it becomes STABLE :) > I've no idea what the implications are for power usage on Mini-PCIe > cards. Ubiquiti have stopped selling the SR71-E cards and I'm not sure > why; and I'm not sure whether there are other cards out there that are > Mini-PCIe and high powered. You may want to contact Ubiquiti and ask. Power seems not ot be a problem -- many high-power Mini-PCI cards has additional contacts (in form of standard header, which allows to attach unused now 3.5" FDD power connector, for example) for 5V power to enable high-power operations. My Senao EMP card has, for example... > Thanks and good luck! Thank you for you work on Atheros and wifi in FreeBSD :) --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov