Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:30:42 -0200 From: Luan Hospodarsky <ironfall_blindguardian@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Realtek 8188ce driver Message-ID: <BAY169-W74B595F062D6C5D4066BA0E38D0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1sLqr_V1VhF=pz9K3f9_eUqED2EDQ9ECDPgsxE1BTvUqA@mail.gmail.com> References: <BAY169-W383D122EB78512C655FF58E38C0@phx.gbl>, <CAJ-VmokJYMgWwVuLv_RR6OKeRReppkVXXLp6G3x3pUYsFnUSwQ@mail.gmail.com>, <BAY169-W5FDC742D5A4FA38B3A5A4E38D0@phx.gbl>, <CAN6yY1sLqr_V1VhF=pz9K3f9_eUqED2EDQ9ECDPgsxE1BTvUqA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi=2C I already tried ndis and the module it generated did not work. But I don't know anything about a ndis patch=2C can you tell me more about = it? Replace the device is still an alternative=2C but I want to avoid it the ma= x possible. I have never written a driver=2C but I could try. Do you have anything to s= hare that can help me give the first steps writing a driver? Thanks. > Date: Mon=2C 30 Jan 2012 13:54:05 -0800 > Subject: Re: Realtek 8188ce driver > From: kob6558@gmail.com > To: ironfall_blindguardian@hotmail.com > CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org >=20 > On Mon=2C Jan 30=2C 2012 at 1:41 PM=2C Luan Hospodarsky > <ironfall_blindguardian@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Adrian=2C > > Thanks for the reply=2C > > > > So is there some work about it? > > It is great! If you find anything=2C let me know! > > Thanks again. > > > > Date: Sun=2C 29 Jan 2012 17:00:43 -0800 > > Subject: Re: Realtek 8188ce driver > > From: adrian@freebsd.org > > To: ironfall_blindguardian@hotmail.com > > CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org > > > > Hi=2C > > > > I think there's been some recent work to get this chipset support into = shape but I don't know wehre it lives or whether the driver is in a workabl= e setup. > > > > Does anyone know anything further? > > > > > > > > Adrian > > > > On 29 January 2012 13:24=2C LuX - I like you <ironfall_blindguardian@ho= tmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello=2C I'm Luan and I'm a newer FreeBSD Lover. > > > > I am having a problem and I have found no answer anywhere=2C but I hope= you can give me a light. > > > > My notebook has an integrated wireless card (Realtek 8188ce) and the Re= altek site provides drivers only for Windows and Linux. > > > > I had read the FreeBSD manual=2C asked for help in the forum and in the= IRC ##freebsd=2C but unfortunately nobody could help me. > > > > My conclusion is that such driver does not exist in FreeBSD. > > > > Is there any projects to port such driver from Linux (I guess OpenBSD h= as that driver as well=2C so the porting could be less painful) or some com= patible driver to this device? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > --- > > > > Luan Hospodarsky > > > > ______________________________= _________________ >=20 > 1. You could try ndis. It did not work for me=2C but a patch to ndis > looks like it may have fixed the problem. >=20 > 2. The other option is to replace the card. What brand of laptop is > it? Levovo locks down the wireless and will not boot with any card but > one they sold. I believe HP does the same. I had to buy a card with > the Lenovo PCI ID to get it to work. I found it from a place that was > in Germany=2C but the card was shipped from Tel Aviv. It cost about 3 > times what a generic Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 would have cost. > :-( >=20 > You might be able to re-write the PCI ID on a standard Intel card=2C but > I could not figure out how to do it. You can also patch the BIOS=2C but > that make future BIOS upgrades a real problem. >=20 > 3. Write a driver > --=20 > R. Kevin Oberman=2C Network Engineer > E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com =
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