From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 23:21:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29040106564A for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:21:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D259C8FC15 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:21:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-3.01 (built Jul 12 2007; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0JYZ00C3IA8LQY60@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:21:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.202.173.59]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-3.01 (built Jul 12 2007; 32bit)) with SMTP id <0JYZ00JRCA8KH0Y4@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:21:57 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:21:56 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-id: <20080408012156.e3686233.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-reply-to: <2829B8CD63B1448295E02DDDDF4C2334@alderaan> References: <593165.78171.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <2829B8CD63B1448295E02DDDDF4C2334@alderaan> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Subject: Re: Wireless on hp 6710b X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:21:59 -0000 On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:40:47 -0400 Yousif Hassan wrote: > However, out-of-the-box, that laptop probably has Intel PRO/Wireless, > as you said. Try the wpi driver - if it's a 3945 it'll work. If you > want to find out what model of wireless card you have, you can try > the HP Parts Store online at hp.com or you can take the card out of > the bottom of the laptop (usually mini-PCI slot) and look at it. Don't forget that 'pciconf -lv' is often the easiest way to identify many parts in a machine, among them the wireless card. (Easy as in "you don't have to physically dismantle something") HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen