From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 30 03:09:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59E6216A4CE; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:09:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from coruscant.rfc1149.org (coruscant.rfc1149.org [217.160.130.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B661943D49; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:09:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from arne@rfc2549.org) Received: by coruscant.rfc1149.org (Postfix, from userid 110) id 8D5BF3FB3; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:09:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kamino.rfc1149.org (kamino.rfc1149.org [2001:8d8:81:11::2]) by coruscant.rfc1149.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F5813CBE; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:09:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: by kamino.rfc1149.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 9616E35; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:09:50 +0200 (CEST) To: Patrick Hurrelmann In-Reply-To: <40921E4B.3080609@bytephobia.de> (Patrick Hurrelmann's message of "Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:37:15 +0200") References: <40921E4B.3080609@bytephobia.de> From: Arne Schwabe Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:09:50 +0200 Message-ID: <867jvxbwup.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on coruscant.rfc1149.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Prism54 Chipsets Supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:09:55 -0000 Patrick Hurrelmann writes: > Hi, > > I am currently using a Dell TrueMobile 1300 (Broadcom) on my Dell > Latitude D600 Notebook. Thanks to Bill Pauls awesome work it is > performs very well for daily und "normal" wireless lan usage. > > But i want to run some tools, that are only available fo wi-cards. > Is Prism54-Chipset already supported? I read something that a driver > for linux exists on www.prism54.org. will it make it to freebsd or is > it highly unlikely? > > Some on the lists posted, that he has replaced his card with an > ath-based one. Maybe ath is an alternative to wi, but i'd relly prefer > wi (802.11g or a is a must have). I think that the prism54 is not support. But Atheros Chips have a/b/g (They were the first a chipsets) Arne -- Ah, the beauty of OSS. Hundreds of volunteers worldwide volunteering their time inventing and implementing new exciting ways of old fashioned wheels.