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Date:      Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:44:30 +1000
From:      Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Realtek RTL8191SEvB Linux driver?
Message-ID:  <4F02A3CE.7020404@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 01/03/12 11:15, Jeffrey McFadden wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Satellite U505-S2950 laptop with a Realtek RTL8191SEvB
> wireless card built in.  FreeBSD doesn't recognize this card and can't use
> it, but Ubuntu does.
>
> Would it be possible to go glom a Linux driver off the web someplace and
> install it in my FreeBSD and get the wireless to work?  I'm using a USB
> Belkin in it now, but that's an unhandy thing sticking out like it does.
>
Unfortunately the API's are completely different. Adrian Chadd does a 
lot of work on Wifi in FreeBSD, but I'm not sure if its on the todo list 
or not. Try a search on google...

Sorry I can't help more than that :)



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