Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:20:27 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Brandon Falk <bfalk_bsd@brandonfa.lk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, "Chris.H" <bsd.chris@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Reverse engineering; How to... Message-ID: <20120329082027.GA68062@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F73758D.3040000@brandonfa.lk> References: <942975b7-aa54-416d-b049-a50563bbf2a7@email.android.com> <4F73758D.3040000@brandonfa.lk>
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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 04:33:17PM -0400, Brandon Falk wrote: > Reverse engineering a whole driver could take a very long time, even with the > proper tools. If it's possible, return the adapter, and buy a new one and verify > that the chipset is supported before you buy it. Last time I bought a wireless > card I sat in the store looking at the Wireless support list for BSD before buying. > > http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/support.html#WLAN > > I very strongly suggest that you get a card with an Atheros chipset, as those > are by far the best supported on BSD. sure, but how? I've tried very hard to get a pccard with an atheros chip, but you just can't trust the label. Guides like e.g. this: http://atheros.rapla.net/ are unreliable. I've bought several cards, which supposedly have an atheros chip in them, only to discover they had something else inside. Can you recommend a pccard model that is guaranteed to have a supported atheros chip inside? -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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