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Subject: Re: Atheros card in HP Pavilion dv5000
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M. Warner Losh wrote:
> What do I need to do to get around the ***STUPID*** bios restriction
> that is in my HP Pavilion dv5000?  I have a broadcom unit:
> 
> none3@pci6:2:0: class=0x028000 card=0x1358103c chip=0x431914e4 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
>     vendor   = 'Broadcom Corporation'
>     device   = 'Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN'
>     class    = network
> 
> but there's no driver for it.  I have an atheros minipci card, but
> when I put it into the laptop, I get "unsupported wireless card
> detected" message.
> 
> How can I install the atheros card and have it work?

Set the pci device id in the card eeprom to something the bios will
accept.  Then wack the driver to accept that id and map it to the
appropriate Atheros device id for use within the driver.  google is your
friend here.

	Sam