From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Jun 9 22:31:30 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1444B70352 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2016 22:31:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu) Received: from cosmo.uchicago.edu (cosmo.uchicago.edu [128.135.70.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90925142A for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2016 22:31:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu) Received: by cosmo.uchicago.edu (Postfix, from userid 48) id 38B82CB8CA4; Thu, 9 Jun 2016 17:31:24 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 128.135.52.6 (SquirrelMail authenticated user valeri) by cosmo.uchicago.edu with HTTP; Thu, 9 Jun 2016 17:31:24 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <10767.128.135.52.6.1465511484.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <42605.128.135.52.6.1465498111.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <861t478ppu.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <45577.128.135.52.6.1465422185.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> <19828.128.135.52.6.1465484549.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> <864m9242zh.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <42605.128.135.52.6.1465498111.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 17:31:24 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: advice for buying a laptop From: "Valeri Galtsev" To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu Cc: "Brandon J. Wandersee" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-5.el5.centos.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:31:30 -0000 On Thu, June 9, 2016 1:48 pm, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > On Thu, June 9, 2016 1:43 pm, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote: >> >> Valeri Galtsev writes: >> >>> Intel WiFi adapters with model numbers 6xxx and 7xxx require some >>> additions/modifications to wireless stack on FreeBSD. These adapters >>> will >>> not work under FreeBSD. >> >> If you're reading this message, then you can be absolutely certain that >> the Intel Centrino 6205 chip---the kind shipped in the exact make and >> model of the laptop the OP is interested in---works just fine with >> FreeBSD. The 10.1-RELEASE installer automatically detected and >> configured it. >> > > Then, stealing someone's phrase, it should have been pilot's error on my > side. > > Back to the drawing board. My apologies, everybody, please, ignore what > I've said about Intel 6xxx adapters. > I confirm, what Brandon said is correct: 6xxx series Intel adapters work under FreeBSD. What I said is only applicable to 7xxx of Intel wireless adapters: they do not work under FreeBSD (need changes to wireless stack). I guess, bottom line is: avoid Intel 7xxx for now. Thanks, Brandon, for correcting me! Valeri > Valeri > >> -- >> >> :: Brandon J. Wandersee >> :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com >> :: -------------------------------------------------- >> :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' >> :: --- Dieter Rams ---------------------------------- >> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Valeri Galtsev > Sr System Administrator > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics > University of Chicago > Phone: 773-702-4247 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++