From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 11:45:07 2014 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C7024417; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:45:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-x229.google.com (mail-wi0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::229]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 357863CAC; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:45:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f169.google.com with SMTP id n3so5045280wiv.2 for <multiple recipients>; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:45:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:cc:from:subject:date:to; bh=oIxch9cbbMFCptoIebMxjEZ5JIlHStj7YsybYRZy45Q=; b=VFoiQIlMylQ08qQBI7FjwMPk6qIKEKuYxBwJV0iUFUbffpxcqteDgFru3TxljeLvD/ +VNQiQM9IKU2sf1b2WhZWxxfol1hdylBwo4+UqltuZhpLHWOcBDtdtQHAooWQg5wFDwe 9Tx55g8OArGKAwR+glsOV3h4H0dK73ENuwI4Lvjc90ocgwDz7FGhq/aQVeLsdeT91tEK JyqyxlaWJOzmIETOWDp3XFTfDzq/v1bT8N4bUUtGP5Zkj47J0TfM86TtuBBuBDKq1C6t cy3DBI6KsCKJkT0GvgWsfX6cYqTlfN7hFfCp4hJURVtLlBJCZnxF9SlEBv8Bs+wglbGr lIUA== X-Received: by 10.180.75.17 with SMTP id y17mr21073415wiv.3.1409053505541; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:45:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.20.2] ([62.219.134.104]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id hf9sm1609491wib.11.2014.08.26.04.45.03 for <multiple recipients> (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:45:04 -0700 (PDT) References: <C18F5819-A884-4A86-9FBA-FF7CEFF70695@gmail.com> <53FC60AB.1060805@qeng-ho.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: <53FC60AB.1060805@qeng-ho.org> Message-Id: <1EE2934C-DA78-451F-B86A-93A9C55B9C56@gmail.com> X-Mailer: iPod Mail (10B500) From: atar <atar.yosef@gmail.com> Subject: Re: TL-WN722N support on FreeBSD. Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:45:00 +0300 To: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:45:07 -0000 Ok, I've understood the point. So probably there's no way to use this popula= r TP-LINK dongle with FreeBSD. Very alas. Disappointed. > On 26/08/2014 08:32, atar wrote: >> Hi there! >>=20 >> According to what's written in the following URLs: > > http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?t=3D41581 , > > https://wiki.freebsd.org/dev/ath_hal(4)/HardwareSupport > > (under the 'Chipsets I won't be working on' section) the > > TL-WN722N TP-LINK wireless dongle isn't supported on freeBSD > > since its chipset is based on the AR9271 chipset which isn't > > supported by FreeBSD. >>=20 >> Now, my question is, since the above mentioned device is supported > > by Linux via a special atheros firmware module, and since FreeBSD > > provides a Linux virtualization, will this device work on a FreeBSD > > system by its Linux virtualization capability? >=20 > I'm not familiar with the Atheros firmware, but the likely answer is no. L= inux virtualization (probably better described as emulation) is at the user s= pace level, i.e. it mimics the interface of Linux syscalls. Device drivers w= ork in kernel space, and the FreeBSD kernel has very different internals fro= m Linux. >=20 >=20