Subject: supported wi hardware [was Re: ultra5 & Xwindows]
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: Pavel Cahyna <pavel.cahyna@st.mff.cuni.cz>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 05/05/2005 14:43:00
On Wed, 04 May 2005 12:58:04 -0400, Michael wrote:
> Hello,
>
>> I have the WMP11v4 and wi* only supports the WMP11v3. The v4 has a
>> different InProcomm (since bust) chipset apparently. I'll try to open
>> the thing to check the chipset without damaging it.
>
> Argh, so it's another case of same name / different thing :/
> Their tech support must have nightmares about this nonsense.
>
>
>> This should be entered into the man page, or at least somewhere
>> obvious so people don't make the same mistake I did.
>
> Indeed. The entry for the DWL-650 probably needs change too.
Also DWL-520. Look at http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz
They claim that it is Realtek, but HW revisions A1,A2,B1,B2 are Prism (so
those would be the only ones supported by wi(4)), and Rev. E is "Prism3
SSF". And in addition, the atw(4) manpage claims that Rev. C1 is ADMtek.
Bye Pavel