Subject: Re: Advice on Zaurus
To: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@chriswareham.demon.co.uk>
From: Jaime Fournier <ober@NetBSD.org>
List: port-zaurus
Date: 03/27/2007 15:07:35
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Chris Wareham wrote:
> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:11:35 +0000
> From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@chriswareham.demon.co.uk>
> To: port-zaurus@NetBSD.org
> Subject: Advice on Zaurus
>
> Dear list,
>
> I'm interested in buying a Zaurus to run NetBSD on from Conics.Net
> (http://conics.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=153). I
> was wondering if someone could tell me whether I should add any of extra
> options, or if the basic package will be sufficient. Specifically, I'm
> wondering whether the wireless LAN card is supported by NetBSD.
>
> Chris
>
Wireless Lan is supported on NetBSD both as a CF card or USB.
As long as the chipset is supported by NetBSD it should work.
I would recommend you get any of the devices listed in wi(4)
http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi/man?wi+4+NetBSD-current
Remember this port is still very much a work in progress.
Jaime Fournier
ober@netbsd.org