Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:10:36 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Scott Bennett <bennett@cs.niu.edu> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, ran@styx.aic.net Subject: Re: another step toward a working driver for Dell 1450 wireless card Message-ID: <45873C0C.8040600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200612190002.kBJ02PYB017169@mp.cs.niu.edu> References: <200612190002.kBJ02PYB017169@mp.cs.niu.edu>
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Scott Bennett wrote:
> Meanwhile, is there any way to pry the BCMWL5.SYS and bcmwl5.inf files
> out of the R112196.EXE binary without running it under Windows XP
They are self-extracting zip archives, so using unzip will get you the
files.
> I want so desperately to stop using Windows XP, the worst operating system
> bar none that I've ever encountered in my 40 years of computing. But I
> can't do it until I get wireless access working under FreeBSD.
I can certainly understand the desire to use your built in wireless
card, but the options of buying an internal card that is supported and
buying a pcmcia card that is supported are also available to you.
hth,
Doug
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