Hi, I need to update the ath_hal manpage.
The AR9462 and AR9485 both work. If they don't work, I can totally fix them for you - I have all of the atheros reference hardware and drivers here.. :) -adrian On 30 September 2016 at 08:37, blubee blubeeme <gurenc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, awesome Adrian thanks. I saw you writing a lot on the forums about WIFI > cards. > > Initially I wanted to get the intel but I think the intel only supported > station mode. I asked this on the forum but I would like to ask here just to > have it. > > > How did you find a particular hardware component being supported? For > example; let's look at the wifi cards. I was looking if this device is > supported > > Atheros AR9462; googling lead me to the auth_hal man page but when I look in > there I don't see any reference to the AR9462 so how can I be sure the > device will be supported? > > For example ath_hal seems to go up to about 9380 and newer devices aren't > supported? > > So in a situation like this, let's say I'd like to exhaust more channels > before sending off an email to some FreeBSD mailing list. > > How could I further do tests w/o say buying the device online, having it > shipped, testing and possibly returning. The main reason is shipping to my > location is often more expensive than the products that I am trying to find. > > Best, > Owen > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> all are supported. >> >> -a >> >> >> On 30 September 2016 at 02:10, blubee blubeeme <gurenc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Hi >> > >> > I have a macbook pro 11,3 but I removed the broadcomm chip that came >> > with >> > it because it's not supported. >> > >> > I wanted to check to see which of these chips have the best support on >> > FreeBSD. >> > >> > Bointec DPE809-AA included Atheros AR9485 and AR3012 is a 802.11bgn >> > 1x1,plus Bluetooth 4.0 solution. >> > >> > Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 AC 7260 7260NGW >> > >> > Bointec DPE909-AA Atheros ® AR9462 >> > >> > There's one intel and two that have atheros chipsets inside. Can I get >> > some >> > help from this list to find the recommended device. I am currently >> > running >> > FreeBSD 11RC3. >> > >> > Best, >> > Owen >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
