Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:39:28 -0300 From: "Ruben Gutierrez" <info@webimpact.com.ar> To: "Manolis Kiagias" <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer 4720Z and Atheros wireless card Message-ID: <d9ea6f2d0807011939x73ee4c77j86c9bd4877e6f9a6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4865E008.4070108@gmail.com> References: <e5d1b59b0806272317k2273cd34yd105c79ee9aa267d@mail.gmail.com> <4865E008.4070108@gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi All, I have a similar laptop, Acer 4520, and I believe it has the same Wireless card. In my case, I was able to compile a working module by using following the instructions found in http://nighthack.org/wiki/EeeBSD but using this other version of the MadWifi drivers: http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3698-20080604.tar.gz Hope it helps. Ruben Gutierrez On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 3:54 AM, Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> wrote: > Isaac MacFarlane wrote: >> >> Hello all. I am trying to find a *NIX system that will work with this >> system. Mandriva calls the card an AR5006 and Vista said it was an AR5007. >> Vista worked fine for about a month or so, but I have decided I want to go >> all free on my systems. Mandriva will work with the card but locks up >> after >> a few hours requiring a restart. Not really acceptable. And it is the best >> I >> found in the Linux world. Would any of the BSD systems work with this >> card? >> Any recommendations would be most appreciated. >> >> Isaac MacFarlane >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > > I believe this will work if you follow the instructions to build a custom > kernel, as in the eeepc: > > http://nighthack.org/wiki/EeeBSD > > However, this will not be the easiest task if you are not familiar with > FreeBSD in general. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?d9ea6f2d0807011939x73ee4c77j86c9bd4877e6f9a6>