From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 8 01:42:36 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 443DC106566B for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:42:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from supernews.unixathome.org (supernews.unixathome.org [216.168.29.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AC648FC22 for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:42:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by supernews.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B703217077; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:42:35 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from supernews.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (supernews.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id OTPoTlrvhddg; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:42:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (bast.unixathome.org [72.94.192.69]) by supernews.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5F6E17070; Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:42:32 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <56A8F47A92B81F4C91648D4E38286A4801D83DD4@exbehq01.Interwoven.com> References: <47CD41F3.2000203@langille.org><20080307233340.GB1456@isis.u-strasbg.fr> <0EE032CC-4A3E-45D7-9337-62A44FDAC63B@langille.org> <56A8F47A92B81F4C91648D4E38286A4801D83DD4@exbehq01.Interwoven.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <6178E950-0257-446E-A579-7467C167C2C0@langille.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Dan Langille Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 20:42:22 -0500 To: "Andrew Elmore" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753) Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ThinkPad x61s 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: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:42:36 -0000 On Mar 7, 2008, at 7:46 PM, Andrew Elmore wrote: >> If I could, I'd use the mini-PCI ath card from my T41, but that's not >> an option. The x61s uses mini-PCIe. >> >> The wifi options for the x61are listed below. With each option I've >> listed >> what I've found regarding support for that hardware. >> >> 1- ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ >> no idea about this or if it's supported > > I believe this is the Thinkpad branded ath(4), which tends to work > very nicely with BSD, and would be the best-supported option. Andrew: FWIW, I had an Intel wifi nic in my T41. I upgraded it to something similar to the above (details not available to hand) but it was also ath. It worked flawlessly. Thank you. This greatly increases my confidence level with respect to purchasing this laptop. :) -- Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/ dan@langille.org