Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 23:50:49 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@BSDIMP.COM> To: almarrie@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org, swhetzel@gmail.com, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer Aspire 5102 WLMi with Turion 64 X2 dual-core TL-50 1.6 GHz on FreeBSD 6.2 ACPI problems Message-ID: <20061224.235049.-2001109926.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <499c70c0612202314s8b20f14q7093e8bb069d85@mail.gmail.com> References: <499c70c0612201209j7ec014av3ec161a077633a2b@mail.gmail.com> <790a9fff0612201531q7b07dd75p1929ae6a9b825521@mail.gmail.com> <499c70c0612202314s8b20f14q7093e8bb069d85@mail.gmail.com>
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"Abdullah Al-Marrie" <almarrie@gmail.com> writes:
: On 12/21/06, Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> wrote:
: > On 12/20/06, Abdullah Al-Marrie <almarrie@gmail.com> wrote:
: > > Hello guys,
: > >
: > > I have problem with my new laptop Acer Aspire 5102 WLMi which has AMD
: > > Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core TL-50 1.6 GHz with 1.5 GB of ram.
: > >
: > > I'm running i386 6.2-RC1 upgraded to 6.2-PRELEASE via RELENG6 tag
: > > since I don't have more than 4 GB of ram.
: > >
: > > 1. The FreeBSD can't detect the builtin wlan chip which is Broadcom
: > > BCM 4318 Rev 2.
: > >
: > You need to use the Windows NDIS driver to use the Broadcom Wireless adapter.
: >
: > You just need to download the driver from Acer's web site, and then
: > use ndisgen to build the kernel module.
: >
: > Scot
:
: I tried that it's still not detected, as I mentioned before, I use
: linksys wpc54g pcmcia to use the wlan in home till this issue with
: Acer ACPI get sorted out.
Don't know if you are here in the states, but OfficeMax, of all
places, have Atheros based cards for $40 under the brand name 'My
Essentials' (which turns out is made by Belkin).
I too have a broadcom adapter. And when I'm not being a luddite and
using my prism 2.5 base wi card, I use that atheros card (I've been
testing it for the past week before it goes into to my wireless
picture frame).
Warner
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