Subject: kern/30141: wi* driver does not support WMP11v4 PCI wifi card, man page omission
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <amadeus.stevenson@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/05/2005 14:03:00
>Number:         30141
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       wi* driver does not support WMP11v4 PCI wifi card, man page omission
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu May 05 14:03:00 +0000 2005
>Originator:     Amadeus
>Release:        2.0 + -current
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
The Linksys WMP11 PCI adapter is listed as supported by the wi driver in wi(4).

The v4 (latest) version of the WMP11 card uses a different chipset (InfoComm) than the previous WMP11 versions and is not supported by NetBSD.

Need to update the man page for wi(4) to warn people from purchasing the v4!

See also:
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-i386/2003/09/09/0003.html
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot with WMP11v4 PCI wireless card.
>Fix:
Update man page for wi(4)