Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:29:41 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Linux driver? Message-ID: <4F045445.3020101@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFpTYWPccGeFChROCZaqz7DH0jG6igHRzwMoq4nzo9aqDd1Abg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFpTYWM3ppJsVo-qZC=OXWHW1U5zAt3y5m==6hFw3JQNH%2B5NAg@mail.gmail.com> <4F02A3CE.7020404@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120103071028.4964dd33@scorpio> <4F030E00.5020806@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <Pine.GSO.4.64.1201031101580.7621@age7.nber.org> <4F038F8F.3090701@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <alpine.LFD.2.00.1201031922400.26468@nber4.nber.org> <CAFpTYWPccGeFChROCZaqz7DH0jG6igHRzwMoq4nzo9aqDd1Abg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 04/01/2012 00:57, Jeffrey McFadden wrote: > > um, well, yeah, but it's a laptop. :/ And I bought it before FreeBSD ever > crossed my mind.<sigh> Replacing the Realtek with a supported wireless card may be as easy as undoing a plate on the bottom of the machine, unclipping the old one and clipping in the new one. They are pretty cheap to buy on ebay. Your wireless card is probably mini pci-e: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=mini+pci-e+wireless+card&_sacat=See-All-Categories An older style is mini pci. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MiniPCI_and_MiniPCI_Express_cards.jpg It may require removing the keyboard which is a bit harder but quite doable. Generally you get into a laptop by carefully levering off the cover at the back of the keyboard. A service manual is a big help and can often be found with some googling. Chris
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