From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 13 19:38:19 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F7AC16A468 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:38:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6837E13C468 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:38:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id lADJc651027241 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:38:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Message-ID: <4739FD20.4050005@errno.com> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:38:08 -0800 From: Sam Leffler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070814) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Karl Sjodahl - dunceor References: <20071113165105.GB44403@jobbicycle.greatamerica.corp.yahoo.com> <5d84cb30711131045o3862f77fy2f070aa75d96efc4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5d84cb30711131045o3862f77fy2f070aa75d96efc4@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC-dcc.uncw.edu-Metrics: m; whitelist Cc: brad clawsie , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: macbook atheros driver in 7-beta2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:38:19 -0000 Karl Sjodahl - dunceor wrote: > On Nov 13, 2007 5:51 PM, brad clawsie wrote: > >> hi, i have just put 7-beta2 on a macbook (core 2 duo) >> >> i am looking for advice on the best alternative for wireless support, >> the provided ath driver does not provide support. >> >> sam leffler has a patch here >> >> http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/ath_hal-20070428.tgz >> >> but i am not sure if this is newer or older than the support in >> 7-beta2 >> >> i also see some people are using ndis wrappers with this windows >> driver: >> >> http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=489&sec=0 >> >> does anyone have a suggestion for the preferred course of action? >> >> is there any chance of the atheros support being updated prior to >> launch or is the featureset frozen? >> >> thanks >> brad >> >> > > In OpenBSD reyk@ commited support for the atheros chips found in > macbooks. I haven't tested it in OpenBSD yet but it should be portable > to FreeBSD also. > Kerneltrap post about it here: > http://kerneltrap.org/OpenBSD/Supporting_Newer_Atheros_Devices > > MBPro uses 5418 parts, not 5424. Totally different. Of course whether the obsd code even does 11g correctly is unclear; the last time I tried the obsd ath support it worked on just a couple of the cards I have--and then only just a little. But hey, it's "free", go for it. Sam