Re: Asus eee 1005HAB

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

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 03:01, David H. Gutteridge <
dhgutteridge%sympatico.ca@localhost> wrote:

> I forgot to copy you in case you're not subscribed to the list.
> >
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24, Jason Garrett <kingedgar%gmail.com@localhost> 
> > wrote:
> >> 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?
> >
> > I'm not the best source of information here, but you might want to try
> > a newer branch than 5.0.2.  You could try the branch that's going to
> > become 5.1 (netbsd-5), or current (HEAD, which will become 6.0).  I can
> > see that ath(4) has been updated on the netbsd-5 branch (though whether
> > it will support your particular card I have no idea).  You can find
> > builds of those branches here:
> > http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/
> >
> > A scan of man pages and the source tree suggests that alc(4) has not
> > been ported to NetBSD.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave
>
>
Thank you all for the responses!!!

I will try your suggestions soon and report back.