Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:19:13 -0500 From: "Mark A-J. Raught (from the laptop)" <mraught@acm.org> To: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Activate wireless on Gateway 7325GZ Message-ID: <422F8471.6040006@acm.org>
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I have a Gateway 7325GZ. I can't get the wireless activated from FreeBSD 5.3 or the FreeSBIE CD. In windows X(tra)P(oopy) (which I refuse to use!) I need to hit Fn-F2 and it enables the wireless card which then is enabled every time ms-crap loads. Unfotunately the key combination does nothing in FreeBSD. Is there a fix for this, or a different way to activate the card using ifconfig or maybe acpi?!?! The card is a broadcom card which may or may not be supported, but the main thing is to get the wireless to come up, then I can think about making sure I have (or get) a supported card. I can currently use a pc card, but I hate the fact that I have mini-pci and have to use a pc card. Sorry for the MS bashing above, but I get so frustrated when stuff like this is built towards MS without any consideration for other OSes. I didn't think to check for something like this and was so happy when I found a pretty good laptop at a decent price that didn't have any problems with the FreeSBIE CD when I tried it at the store. I thought the wireless not showing up would be a worst case of buy a new minipci card that will work. I never expected something like this! AARRRGH! thanks, -mark
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