Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:43:43 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> To: Milan Obuch <freebsd-net@dino.sk> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Kevin Downey <redchin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: MSI Wind Notebook's network interfaces Message-ID: <48C2A52F.1080705@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200809060843.35213.freebsd-net@dino.sk> References: <200809050945.09276.freebsd-net@dino.sk> <200809051643.52950.freebsd-net@dino.sk> <1d3ed48c0809050913h7a9b69eas14476c9e9c7071d5@mail.gmail.com> <200809060843.35213.freebsd-net@dino.sk>
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Milan Obuch wrote: > On Friday 05 September 2008 18:13:45 Kevin Downey wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Milan Obuch <freebsd-net@dino.sk> wrote: >>> [ snip ] >>> Could anybody comment on wireless interface? >> I could not get the internal wifi to work with ndis wrapper. It >> appears that using the rtw driver netbsd, openbsd, and dragonflybsd >> all support this chipset. I found a (polish?) webpage with a very >> preliminary attempt at porting the rtw driver. The author of the port >> said it doesn't really work. >> >> I just gave up and bought a usb wifi stick. > > Hm, I downloaded install CDs for NetBSD-4.0 and OpenBSD-4.3, and they do not > show working wireless interface/no driver attached. How did you try it? Do > you have any reference, alternatively? > > Wireless interface is not top priority for me at a moment, but if it were not > too hard, I will try. > > My notebook is Wind U100 series... is yours similar or perhaps the same? rtw supports only an old 11b only part. If you've really got a RealTek wireless part in this laptop then it's not supported by any bsd driver I know of. There's a linux driver of unknown quality that someone can use to build a bsd driver but given how cheap wireless parts are your best bet is to just replace the card. Sam
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