RE: [Madwifi-users] Atheros AR5006X
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From: Dave H. <dav...@un...> - 2005-07-07 08:57:41
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Sacha, You should probably send the contents of /proc/pci (maybe just the relevant section of that file) to the list, as the manufacturer id and card id can be added into the source and then tested to see if it's backward compatible with the current driver. An example would be Bus 0, device 13, function 0: Class 0200: PCI device 168c:0013 (rev 1). IRQ 12. Master Capable. Latency=168. Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=28. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x80000000 [0x8000ffff]. the 168c:0013 is an example of what the driver is looking for. If this is not in the driver, then it won't see the card. 168c is the manufacturer Atheros and the 0013 is the card type. It's possible that your new card is some other id, I'd guess 0014 or 0015, in which case 168c:0014 or 168c:0015 would need to be added to the list of supported cards in the driver. Cheers, Dave. > -----Original Message----- > From: mad...@li... > [mailto:mad...@li...]On Behalf Of sacha > Sent: 07 July 2005 09:42 > To: mad...@li... > Subject: [Madwifi-users] Atheros AR5006X > > > Hi list, > > i'm trying to get work with wifi my brand new laptop, coming from japan. > The model is near the Fujitsu S7010D, which have the same wifi card. > This one is shiped with a mini pci atheros : AR5006X it's not in > supported list > (http://madwifi.sourceforge.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=compatibility_list). > Should this card will be included in madwifi soon, or better to me to > search another one ? > > Regards, > Sacha. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Madwifi-users mailing list > Mad...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-users > |