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Date:      Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:18:11 +0100
From:      Jim Andersson <freebsddog@hotmail.com>
To:        <weongyo@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: 8187SE driver
Message-ID:  <BAY134-W534B734D2DAF73E9997E91C2BB0@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20090210123115.GA65828@weongyo.cdnetworks.kr>
References:  <BAY116-W43FCBE35A23C75CE3DC80CC2D70@phx.gbl> <20090116040425.GB66457@freebsd.weongyo.org> <BAY116-W46556402FC6C17CFA0A86EC2D50@phx.gbl> <20090119101623.GC81329@freebsd.weongyo.org> <BAY116-W139E51D9C6F382563136CDC2CB0@phx.gbl> <20090128103926.GA82455@freebsd.weongyo.org> <BAY134-W3931BB4AAA400B5009194CC2BC0@phx.gbl> <20090210123115.GA65828@weongyo.cdnetworks.kr>

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> From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com
> Date: Tue=2C 10 Feb 2009 21:31:15 +0900
> To: freebsddog@hotmail.com
> CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: 8187SE driver
>=20
> On Mon=2C Feb 09=2C 2009 at 04:04:07PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wrote:
> >=20
> > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com
> > > Date: Wed=2C 28 Jan 2009 19:39:26 +0900
> > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com
> > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
> > > Subject: Re: FW: 8187SE driver
> > >=20
> > > On Tue=2C Jan 27=2C 2009 at 02:23:33PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wrote:
> > > >=20
> > > > From: freebsddog@hotmail.com
> > > > To: weongyo@freebsd.org
> > > > Subject: RE: 8187SE driver
> > > > Date: Tue=2C 27 Jan 2009 14:22:15 +0100
> > > >=20
> > > > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com
> > > > > Date: Mon=2C 19 Jan 2009 19:16:23 +0900
> > > > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com
> > > > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: 8187SE driver
> > > > >=20
> > > > > On Sat=2C Jan 17=2C 2009 at 04:16:43PM +0100=2C Jim Andersson wro=
te:
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > From: weongyo.jeong@gmail.com
> > > > > > > Date: Fri=2C 16 Jan 2009 13:04:26 +0900
> > > > > > > To: freebsddog@hotmail.com
> > > > > > > CC: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: 8187SE driver
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > On Thu=2C Jan 15=2C 2009 at 11:48:32AM +0100=2C Jim Andersson=
 wrote:
> > > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > > Hi!
> > > > > > > > =20
> > > > > > > > Is there any chance of getting my wireless card running in
> > > > > > > > CURRENT. Linux says it???s a Realtek 8187SE wireless networ=
k
> > > > > > > > card. I have seen some driver for other 8187 cards=2C is it
> > > > > > > > possible to force such driver to try identify the card?
> > > > > > > > =20
> > > > > > > > =20
> > > > > > > > Here is the output of pciconf -lv in my FreeBSD
> > > > > > > > CURRENT:none1@pci0:1:0:0: class=3D0x028000 card=3D0x819910e=
c
> > > > > > > > chip=3D0x819910ec rev=3D0x22 hdr=3D0x00vendor =3D 'Realtek
> > > > > > > > Semiconductor'class =3D network .
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > I think a thing you can try is that=2C NDISulator using ndis(=
4).  AFAIK
> > > > > > > there's no support for 8187SE driver until now.
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > > > regards=2C
> > > > > > > Weongyo Jeong
> > > > > > >=20
> > > > > >=20
> > > > > > I tried ndisulator but it didn=B4t work. I used the INF and the=
 SYS
> > > > > > file for Windows Xp. I even tried including a cat file.
> > > > > > Although one thing changed=2C the card is no longer listed when=
 i
> > > > > > type pciconf -lv. Dunno if that=B4s good or bad?
> > > > >=20
> > > > > It looks it's a bad news.  Could you please show me dmesg's ouput=
 and
> > > > > steps you followed?
> > > > >=20
> > > > > regards=2C
> > > > > Weongyo Jeong
> > > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > As far as I can see the only thing in dmesg regarding this card is:
> > > >=20
> > > > pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib3
> > > > pci1: <network> at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
> > > >=20
> > > > What I did was this: I used my windows xp drivers for the card that=
 I
> > > > recieved with the computer. I used the .sys and the inf file. The
> > > > driver loads good but no interface is shown. Is the someway to forc=
e
> > > > the driver to attach to pci2 somehow?
> > >=20
> > > Normally if it works well the device should be detected automatically
> > > and should show some messages related with ndis(4).  It looks there a=
re
> > > another problems in your case.  BTW there's no way to force the drive=
r
> > > to attach.
> > >=20
> > > > Or is there some way to use a linux driver? Linux says its a realte=
k
> > > > 8187SE.
> > >=20
> > > No way to use the linux driver.
> > >=20
> > > regards=2C
> > > Weongyo Jeong
> > >=20
> >=20
> > It seems there has been a recent release of a driver for MAC/OSX
> > according to this page:
> >
> >   http://forums.msiwind.net/mac/great-news-regarding-rtl8187se-wifi-mod=
ule-t3986.html
> >=20
> > perhaps I can persuade them into remaking a freebsd driver=2C Darwin is
> > not that far from BSD right? =3B-)
>=20
> Yes.  I think if we can see sources for MAC/OSX it'd could be portable
> to FreeBSD according to the license.
>=20
> However I tried to download a driver URL to see whether it includes
> sources.  All I found was `Installer87se.pkg'=3B I can't mount .pkg file
> because I don't have a laptop Mac OS installed temporarily.
>=20
> regards=2C
> Weongyo Jeong
>=20

great I have contacted them to see if we can look at the source code dunno =
what they feel about that :-)

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