[MLB-WIRELESS] Getting the WL200 working under FreeBSD

[Matt Pearce]

I suppose you could add it to /etc/pccard.conf but as far as I am aware that
is generally to override the default value's in the /etc/default and I
believe this is really just a typo some has done.  No as for how I found it,
I read my /var/log/messages file and it came up saying it couldnt find
"Compaq" "WL200_11Mbps_Wireless_PCI_Card" in the database, but I knew for a
fact (case I looked up the supported hardware list :-) )that the WL100 was
supported (This is the PCMCIA version with no PCI carrier), so I figured
that if it couldnt find it I would just add it, but in the process of adding
the card in order to the list like it asks I found that there was not a 100%
correlation between the /var/log/messages error and what was in the
database, so I changed it to what it should be :-)

I have also tried to send this off but the default editor on my system for
the forms is VI and I have no idea how to use it so for now it doesnt go
anywhere, but if someone can tell me how to change the editor to ee I will
do it later on tonight.

Hope this helps

Matt.


----- Original Message -----
From: "paul van den bergen" <pvandenbergen at swin.edu.au>
To: "melbwireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Getting the WL200 working under FreeBSD


> On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 01:19 pm, Matt Pearce wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Just a bit of a note on getting a Compaq WL200 working with FreeBSD ( I
can
> > only speak for version 4.7 here as thats what version I have, but if
people
> > with other versions would also like to check and post to the list it
would
> > be great).  If you want to get this card working you will have to modify
> > the /etc/defaults/pccard.conf file.  When you find where is has the
WL200
> > listed you will note that is says :-
> >
> > "Compaq" "Compaq_WL200_11Mbps_Wireless_PCI_Card"
> >
> > instead of saying :-
> >
> > "Compaq" "WL200_11Mbps_Wireless_PCI_Card"
> >
> > Hope this helps someone
>
> Actually, wouldn't you be better off putting this in (new file)
> /etc/pccard.conf
> ???
>
> alternatively, submit it as a change to the maintainer of the
> /etc/defaults/pccard.conf (how I don't know but I am sure freebsd.org has
> info on this....
>
> BTW, how did you find this out?
>
>
> >
> > Matt.
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Dr Paul van den Bergen
> Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
> caia.swin.edu.au
> pvandenbergen at swin.edu.au
> would somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?
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