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Date:      Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:16:02 -0600
From:      eculp <eculp@encontacto.net>
To:        freebsd-mobile <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Any idea if a Linksys WUSB54GR will work to replace the internal Atheros 5424/2424 doesn't
Message-ID:  <20080103131602.20881uzmb8ubsw4k@intranet.encontacto.net>

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I am looking to substitute the Atheros 5424/2424 with a linksys WUSB54GR.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=3DL_Product_C2&childpagename=3DUS=
%2FLayout&cid=3D1138744112240&pagename=3DLinksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&l=
id=3D1224039789B13

Any idea if it will work on the following laptop?  Of course if you =20
have an idea for getting the internal wireless to work it would be =20
great too.

Thanks,

ed

On an Acer 5520/5679 laptop, I don't see a way to get wireless =20
working.  I'm running:

8.0-CURRENT-200712 FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT-200712 #0: Sun Dec 30 11:33:37 CST 20=
07

The dmesg shows it detected but can't attach:

ath0: <Atheros 5424/2424> mem 0xf2200000-0xf220ffff irq 19 at device =20
0.0 on pci5
ath0: [ITHREAD]
ath0: unable to attach hardware; HAL status 13
device_attach: ath0 attach returned 6

pciconf -lv shows:

ath0@pci0:5:0:0:        class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x04281468 chip=3D0x001c168c=
 =20
rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00
     vendor     =3D 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
     device     =3D 'AR5006 family 802.11abg Wireless NIC'
     class      =3D network
     subclass   =3D ethernet

Is there something else that I can do?  If you can confirm that this =20
isn=B4t supported,If anyone knows of a list of 802.11 usb solutions that =20
work with amd64  would also be appreciated.

Thanks for any help,

ed




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