From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 21:16:49 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE74E106566B; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com) Received: from z.umatar.com (z.umatar.com [66.135.39.87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B93B38FC0A; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from z.umatar.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by z.umatar.com (8.14.5/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q3CKs2er057397; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:54:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com) Received: (from uzimac@localhost) by z.umatar.com (8.14.5/8.14.3/Submit) id q3CKs2IA057396; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:54:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com) X-Authentication-Warning: z.umatar.com: uzimac set sender to uzimac@da3m0n8t3r.com using -f From: "Waitman Gobble" To: Warren Block Message-Id: <1334264041.57391@da3m0n8t3r.com> X-Originating-IP: 70.90.171.37 X-Mailer: Usermin 1.500 In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:54:02 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="bound1334264042" Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath(4) hardware support list 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: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:50 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --bound1334264042 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Warren Block wrote .. > On Thu, 12 Apr 2012, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > On 12 April 2012 06:07, Warren Block wrote: > >> I'd like to add a list of Atheros supported card part numbers to ath(4). > >> Why? =A0Because it's really hard for a user to tell whether a given card is > >> supported or not before buying. =A0Testing before buying is often impossible. > >> > >> There are two forms of part numbers, for example, AR5BXB63 and AR5008. > >> > >> Is there a practical way to generate this list other than testing? > > > > I've started one. It's in the wiki. > > > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/dev/ath(4) > > Excellent! Is it feasible to add card model numbers of the AR5BXB or > AR5BHB form? Those are useful when looking for a replacement card. > > Another column for branded model numbers ("Linksys XXX123") would be > good also. > > Is there another table for 802.11b/g-only cards? I've bought every Atheros pci-e model i could find on ebay, so far they have all worked. So maybe not so much of a concern about the luck of getting a card which doesn't work? There are some 'newer-generation'(?) cards listed on qualcomm site but i haven't yet seen these available. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA --bound1334264042--