Subject: Re: supported wi hardware [was Re: ultra5 & Xwindows]
To: Pavel Cahyna <pavel.cahyna@st.mff.cuni.cz>
From: Amadeus Stevenson <amadeus.stevenson@gmail.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 05/05/2005 15:03:45
I just submitted a PR to update the man page to warn against the WMP11v4

Maybe you could do the same for your card(s)?

Amadeus

On 5/5/05, Pavel Cahyna <pavel.cahyna@st.mff.cuni.cz> wrote:
> On Wed, 04 May 2005 12:58:04 -0400, Michael wrote:
>=20
> > 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.
>=20
> Also DWL-520. Look at http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.g=
z
> 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.
>=20
> Bye     Pavel
>=20
>