Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:17:14 +0200 From: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebd.org, FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: WiFi 802.11/ac PCIe supported adaptor Message-ID: <20140927181714.67692816.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409270836160.86380@wonkity.com> References: <20140927143830.1d25968f.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409270836160.86380@wonkity.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Am Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:41:56 -0600 (MDT) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> schrieb: > On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, O. Hartmann wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for a replacemnt for my 802.11g WiFi PCIe adaptor card and want to > > replace it with an 802.11ac adaptor. > > > > Since I made very bad experiences with CURRENT and support of modest modern hardware > > (Haswell CPU/Intel 7260 DualBand WiFi NIC), I'd like to ask here first. > > > > I found this PCIe adaptor card attractive: > > > > GigaByte Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I > > > > I can not find ad hoc the WLAN chip used on that specific card, but maybe someone has > > experiences with that litte board. > > Newegg reviews say this is an Intel 7260HMW: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995032&Tpk=N82E16813995032 > > I don't know if that is supported on FreeBSD yet. > > PCIe to mini-PCIe adapters like that can be found separately, allowing > the use of any mini-PCIe card. I've successfully tested an Atheros > AR9280 card in one. Thats a pity. I have already this WiFi adaptor in a Lenovo E540 laptop and it isn't supported by CURRENT. Some rumours say it is supposed to be supported by iwl() in the future. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUJuMLAAoJEOgBcD7A/5N8rIMH/iP2+OIr+ApbOlJQabq0/mSo kz0y1tgmU4yLA3e5IF5wDF1tywnOPvLjnPuHwtV7gMqkYv7XTlqGrElUyFi10xSC uT7xKgNKHLMsoaLOZA4RJWayZ25xZ9+Lv/ZwjEE4hZco6X2NArTDARSIv1+SjcBb DLVMItc8Omb5z+0C8uNjIovEuuvgvdl1tfZjbXqpnEEq4CiZctlaxYFjCF4KMLEg icte5qdjanUeX3vp80BDOcufkRcVhNWSJUbiwUzZABWLnLBSEjSpU4kU3deGiD6z fxtZEEBHZytvNOkGwVulFiSutD39tYzmJAeQ2VYUZYfTHjbRNdqZEUirkA3XZwU= =4MHV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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