Re: Asus eee 1005HAB

[Jason Garrett <kingedgar%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 20:39, Jason Garrett <kingedgar%gmail.com@localhost> 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am new to this list and a newcomer to NetBSD, although I have been using
> FreeBSD since 4.x.
>
> I recently purchased an Asus eee netbock, and of course, my desire is to
> run a BSD and NOT linux/windows.
>
>
> I put FreeBSD 8-STABLE on this netbook, hoping that above anything else,
> that the wifi worked. Unfortunately the driver is sub-standard at best, with
> 40 - 90 percent packet loss.
>
> In FreeBSD the wifi card is able to use the ath(4) driver and the card is
> an Atheros 9285. This is only supported in the latest STABLE and CURRENT
> versions of FBSD and obviously does not work very well.
>
> The gigabit ethernet uses FreeBSD's alc(4) driver and worked quite well
> plugged into my network. The chip is listed as Atheros AR8131/AR813.
>
>
> Earlier this evening I downloaded the NetBSD 5.0.2 i386 iso, burnt to cd,
> and installed on the eee. Install was quick and painless however the
> ethernet and wireless are detected but as unknown hardware.
>
> I have checked the NetBSD wiki for the eee line, but it does not contain
> any information on the 1005HAB.
>
> Has anyone on this list gotten ethernet and/or wifi to work?
>
> I can post a dmesg output later, but it will not be trivial since I have no
> network on the machine.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments/suggestions!
>

Is there ANYONE on list that could offer some advice?