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Date:      Fri, 9 May 2003 11:24:44 -0700
From:      "Cliff L. Biffle" <cbiffle@safety.net>
To:        Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and Centrino
Message-ID:  <200305091124.44740.cbiffle@safety.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0305091018120.91790-100000@paprika.michvhf.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.44.0305091018120.91790-100000@paprika.michvhf.com>

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On Friday 09 May 2003 07:21 am, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2003, Duncan Barclay wrote:
> > Just bought a Centrino based laptop. Has anyone had ay further luck with
> > them, someone in April claimed 4.8 would not boot on a Sony Z1MP.
> >
> > Also anyone working on a driver for the 802.11b included? If not I'll try
> > and get the docs and roll my sleeves up.
>
> I've seen quite a few people mention that the 802.11b card inside their
> laptop isn't supported.  Usually those things are just mini-pci cards.
> Has anyone given any thought (or tried) to putting in an orinoco or prism
> based mini-pci card in it's place?

'Course, this wouldn't work for the Centrino, which uses its own, integrated 
wlan chip.

-Cliff L. Biffle



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