Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:33:02 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal@dataix.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, "Chris.H" <bsd.chris@yahoo.com>, Brandon Falk <bfalk_bsd@brandonfa.lk> Subject: Re: Reverse engineering; How to... Message-ID: <20120330083302.GC17411@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20120330044931.GA4154@DataIX.net> References: <942975b7-aa54-416d-b049-a50563bbf2a7@email.android.com> <4F73758D.3040000@brandonfa.lk> <20120329082027.GA68062@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20120330044931.GA4154@DataIX.net>
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On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:49:31AM -0400, Jason Hellenthal wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 09:20:27AM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 04:33:17PM -0400, Brandon Falk wrote: > > > Reverse engineering a whole driver could take a very long time, even with the > > > proper tools. If it's possible, return the adapter, and buy a new one and verify > > > that the chipset is supported before you buy it. Last time I bought a wireless > > > card I sat in the store looking at the Wireless support list for BSD before buying. > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/support.html#WLAN > > > > > > I very strongly suggest that you get a card with an Atheros chipset, as those > > > are by far the best supported on BSD. > > > > sure, but how? > > > > I've tried very hard to get a pccard with > > an atheros chip, but you just can't trust > > the label. Guides like e.g. this: http://atheros.rapla.net/ > > are unreliable. I've bought several > > cards, which supposedly have an atheros > > chip in them, only to discover they had > > something else inside. > > > > Can you recommend a pccard model that is guaranteed > > to have a supported atheros chip inside? > > > > Linksys WMP110 Sorry, I was asking about a Pccard (for a laptop). This is PCI. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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