Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:16:02 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: freebsd-mobile <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Any idea if a Linksys WUSB54GR will work to replace the internal Atheros 5424/2424 doesn't Message-ID: <20080103131602.20881uzmb8ubsw4k@intranet.encontacto.net>
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I am looking to substitute the Atheros 5424/2424 with a linksys WUSB54GR. http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1138744112240&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=1224039789B13 Any idea if it will work on the following laptop? Of course if you have an idea for getting the internal wireless to work it would be great too. Thanks, ed On an Acer 5520/5679 laptop, I don't see a way to get wireless working. I'm running: 8.0-CURRENT-200712 FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT-200712 #0: Sun Dec 30 11:33:37 CST 2007 The dmesg shows it detected but can't attach: ath0: <Atheros 5424/2424> mem 0xf2200000-0xf220ffff irq 19 at device 0.0 on pci5 ath0: [ITHREAD] ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13 device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6 pciconf -lv shows: ath0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x04281468 chip=0x001c168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' device = 'AR5006 family 802.11abg Wireless NIC' class = network subclass = ethernet Is there something else that I can do? If you can confirm that this isnīt supported,If anyone knows of a list of 802.11 usb solutions that work with amd64 would also be appreciated. Thanks for any help, edhome | help
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