From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 20:28:19 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0868B16A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:28:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dexter.starfire.mn.org (starfire.skypoint.net [66.93.17.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55F1F43D48 for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:28:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@dexter.starfire.mn.org) Received: (from john@localhost) by dexter.starfire.mn.org (8.11.3/8.11.3) id j16KSFk02039; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:28:15 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from john) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:28:15 -0600 From: John To: grinny@hetwasietsmet.com Message-ID: <20050206142815.C1731@starfire.mn.org> References: <20050206202240.28164.qmail@web31101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20050206142652.B1731@starfire.mn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20050206142652.B1731@starfire.mn.org>; from john@starfire.mn.org on Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 02:26:53PM -0600 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless usb not recognized X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 20:28:19 -0000 On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 02:26:53PM -0600, John wrote: > On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 12:22:40PM -0800, grinny wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I have an "wireless steno MB112" from Apacer. This is a little usb memory stick > > (512MB) and wireless lan card. Does anybody know (or knows how I can find out) > > if this wireless card is supported? The card uses a 'Prism2' chipset. > > When I plug it in, bsd tells me the following: > > > > umass0: YOUR_COMPANY YOUR_PRODUCT, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 3 > > da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 > > da0: Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device > > da0: 1.000MB/s transfers > > da0: 252MB (517056 512 byte sectors: 64H 32S/T 252C) > > da1 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 1 > > da1: Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device > > da1: 1.000MB/s transfers > > da1: 1MB (3776 512 byte sectors: 64H 32S/T 1C) > > ugen0: vendor 0x0967 product 0x0204, rev 1.10/1.32, addr 4 > > > > It doesn't mention the wireless functionality, I can't seem to mount the memory > > stick and ifconfig doesn't list the wireless card. > > I thought FreeBSD would support the card since OpenBSD lists it as supported and > > I thought the two weren't that different. So should I just switch to OpenBSD or > > can I get it to work with FreeBSD? > > > > - - Grinny - > > > > ps. > > > > I'm a newbie on FreeBSD > > Don't forget that, while a memory stick could be formatted with ANYONE's > filesystem format (including the FreeBSD UFS or UFS2), they are always > CONVENTIONALLY formatted with a FAT filesystem. Therefore, you will > need to mount them as > mount -t nfs /dev/da0s1 /some-mount-point > mount -t nfs /dev/da1s1 /some-other-mount-point ARGH!! I can't believe I typed that! Habit, I guess CHANGE THAT to mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /some-mount-point mount -t msdos /dev/da1s1 /some-other-mount-point -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG