From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 18:55:42 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 2332316A418 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:55:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu) Received: from mx.egr.msu.edu (surfnturf.egr.msu.edu [35.9.37.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9E2313C4D3 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18:55:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu) Received: from localhost (localhost.egr.msu.edu [127.0.0.1]) by mx.egr.msu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B4ED2EB8B2; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:55:41 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at egr.msu.edu Received: from mx.egr.msu.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (surfnturf.egr.msu.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 6BUTNWTFkhBf; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:55:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (daemon.egr.msu.edu [35.9.44.65]) by mx.egr.msu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC2152EB8F1; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:55:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 21281) id BDBFE33C3D; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:55:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:55:40 -0500 From: Adam McDougall To: Michael Proto Message-ID: <20071204185540.GS43489@egr.msu.edu> References: <20071204155529.GA98779@chuggalug.clues.com> <47558842.6030908@jellydonut.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47558842.6030908@jellydonut.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: stable@freebsd.org, Geoff Buckingham 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 18:55:42 -0000 On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 12:02:58PM -0500, Michael Proto wrote: 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 I ordered the same card from amazon, it works with my Dell Latitude D820 but for some reason I get an occasional NMI (once a day or less) which panics FreeBSD or bluescreens windows. I found a workaround in FreeBSD, the POWERFAIL_NMI option. It beeps and logs an event instead of panicing.