Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:17:50 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> Cc: freebsd-wireless <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Which ath(4) cards are currently supported? Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ49x-BADfoykXPtXrRty_xr6XWbmR6CmkdvFPAZBRoJMg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4208488b364a91a6cc7d1e0aa746ae4f@bsdforge.com> References: <4208488b364a91a6cc7d1e0aa746ae4f@bsdforge.com>
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--0000000000000ed39205dbd826b3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 11:01 AM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> wrote: > OK I (mistakenly) picked up an Atheros 11ac mini-pcie card for a new > laptop I picked up. But 80211ac isn't yet supported. :-( > OK so what IS supported? ;-) I installed 13.1 and consulted RELEASE > Hardware notes[1] which indicates: > The ath(4) driver supports all Atheros Cardbus and PCI cards, except > those that are based on the AR5005VL chipset. > Note: PCI means PCI, not PCIe. :) The ath(4) driver supports the old PCI and CardBus adapters. It doesn't support PCIe, USB, M.2, or other formfactor adapters. While slightly ambiguous, the hardware notes are technically correct. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com --0000000000000ed39205dbd826b3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 11:01 AM Chris <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:bsd-lists@bsdforge.com">bsd-lists@bsdforge.com</a>> w= rote:<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p= adding-left:1ex">OK I (mistakenly) picked up an Atheros 11ac mini-pcie card= for a new<br> laptop I picked up. But 80211ac isn't yet supported. :-(<br> OK so what IS supported? ;-) I installed 13.1 and consulted RELEASE<br> Hardware notes[1] which indicates:<br> The ath(4) driver supports all Atheros Cardbus and PCI cards, except<br> those that are based on the AR5005VL chipset.<br> </blockquote><div><br></div><div>Note:=C2=A0 PCI means PCI, not PCIe.=C2=A0= :)=C2=A0 The ath(4) driver supports the old PCI and CardBus adapters.=C2= =A0 It doesn't support PCIe, USB, M.2, or other formfactor adapters.</d= iv><div><br></div><div>While slightly ambiguous, the hardware notes are tec= hnically correct.</div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_signature">Freddie Cash<br><a href=3D"mailto:fjwcash@gmail.com" t= arget=3D"_blank">fjwcash@gmail.com</a></div></div> --0000000000000ed39205dbd826b3--
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