From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 17:20:28 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9091316A469 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:20:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@jellydonut.org) Received: from mail2.secureworks.net (mail2.secureworks.net [65.114.32.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9666913C455 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:20:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@jellydonut.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.secureworks.net [127.0.0.1]) by mail2.secureworks.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16AE456490; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:02:02 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at secureworks.net Received: from mail2.secureworks.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail2.secureworks.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id StoZaBE0UC3S; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:02:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.23.35] (mole1.secureworks.net [63.239.86.3]) by mail2.secureworks.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD68C5644F; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:02:01 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <47558842.6030908@jellydonut.org> Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:02:58 -0500 From: Michael Proto User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.8pre) Gecko/20071022 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Geoff Buckingham References: <20071204155529.GA98779@chuggalug.clues.com> In-Reply-To: <20071204155529.GA98779@chuggalug.clues.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Working mini PCIe wireless? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:20:28 -0000 Geoff Buckingham wrote: > I recently purchased the Dell I6400 Ubuntu laptop, with the express intent of > running FreeBSD on it. > > My intention was to use this a working machine using PC-BSD, I.E. RELENG_6, limiting tinkering, experimentation to other systems. > > It comes with an Intel 3945[1] mini PCIe card, which I knew would not work. So > I ordered myself a Azurewave Atheros based mini PCIe card to replace it. > Unfortunatly the ath_hal[2] doesn't recognise the hardware revision, so that > doesn't work either. > > Does anybody know of a mini PCIe wireless card that works under RELENG_6? > Failing that an ExpressCard? (The 6400 has no Card Bus) > > Notes: > > [1]I know there is a 3945 driver for 7 and an older rev fo 6, I tried it > it locks up the machine. > [2] Sam has a more recent HAL on his "people" page, but the headers have > changed making it non-trivial, for me at least, to compile into a > RELENG_6 kernel/module. > I don't have access to my laptop at the moment (and hence can't pull the exact kernel output regarding the adapter), but I have a ThinkPad R60 with the ThinkPad a/b/g miniPCI-e wireless card that worked fine under FreeBSD 6.2. I believe you can find the actual part here: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=40Y7026¤t-category-id=DD119CA6FA0E4518A4086EB8FF1FDD2B&model-number=9456 Part number: 40Y7026 -Proto