From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 1 22:44:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC33C37B401 for ; Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:44:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from parmenides.zen.co.uk (parmenides.zen.co.uk [212.23.8.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C0EFC43F3F for ; Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:44:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tony@ubik.demon.co.uk) Received: (qmail 1434 invoked from network); 2 Jun 2003 05:44:35 -0000 Received: from protagoras.zen.co.uk (212.23.8.61) by parmenides.zen.co.uk with QMQP; 2 Jun 2003 05:44:35 -0000 Received: from dsl-217-155-183-134.zen.co.uk (HELO ubik.demon.co.uk) (217.155.183.134) by protagoras.zen.co.uk with SMTP; 2 Jun 2003 05:44:35 -0000 X-Zen-Trace: 217.155.183.134 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 05:43:34 +0000 To: freebsd@totalsmackdown.net From: Anthony Naggs References: <1308.65.27.100.34.1054442547.squirrel@mail.totalsmackdown.net> In-Reply-To: <1308.65.27.100.34.1054442547.squirrel@mail.totalsmackdown.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.01 U cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linksys WPC11 ver.4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 05:44:38 -0000 In article <1308.65.27.100.34.1054442547.squirrel@mail.totalsmackdown.ne t>, Eric H writes >I recently picked one of these up looking for a supported replacement card >for my Broadcom mini-pci nic that came with my Dell Inspiron 8500. Due to >my haste and impatience, I failed to notice that it was version 4 of the >card and upon inserting the card under 5.0-RELEASE GENERIC, I get the >following: > >#Manufacturer ID: 00004c02 >Functions: Network Adapter, Multi-Functioned >Function Extension: 0102 >Function Extension: 0280969800 >Function Extension: 0200e1f505 >Function Extension: 040600e04c390010 >Product Version: 5.0 >Product Name: Realtek | rtl8139 | >CIS reading done >~~~~ >Cardbus0: < unknown card > (vendor=0x10ec, dev=0x8180) at 0.0 irq 11 This appears to be using the Realtek RTL8180 chipset. >cbb0: CardBus card activation failed > >Not sure how similar to the previous revisions of the card this is, but >quite possibly just a minor change or addition to the wi driver. Anyone >have any luck or have any ideas? Completely different chipset, alas. I have emailed Realtek asking for programming information but not received any reply. :-( Is there a cross-reference of which WLAN chipsets are supported and which products they appear in? (Warner?) It seems like something is needed especially for the lower cost (Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc...) brands who keep jumping between chipsets. Tony