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September 10th, 2012, 17:10
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Replacing the wireless card of an Asus EeePC 1000HE
Hello,
I'd like to install FreeBSD on my Asus EeePC 1000HE netbook whose wireless card is a Ralink RT2860, which does not support FreeBSD. Hence, I'd like to replace it. According to the "AsusEee - FreeBSD Wiki": "1000HE Configurations are said to vary, especially wrt wireless modules. Some users report Ralink cards. [...] ath(4): Atheros 5424/2424 (AW-GE780) [...]" Hence, the notebook was sold with a FreeBSD-compatible card. Is Atheros 5424 the card model or the chipset? I've found this card: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-IBM-At...item3f175ecb5b Is it the card I should buy? The ad says it is only for Thinkpads... Does that matter when the model is the same and it is a mini-PCI card? Anyway, I'm from the UK. If you can recommend another wireless from another seller, I'll have a look. Thanks. Last edited by lele; September 16th, 2012 at 11:14. 
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September 10th, 2012, 19:43
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Apparently, the card I should get is the Atheros AR9280, which is supported in
FreeBSD 9-CURRENT: "3.5 Wireless Network Interfaces [...] [i386,pc98,amd64,sparc64] The ath(4) driver supports all Atheros Cardbus and PCI cards, except those that are based on the AR5005VL chipset." See: http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURR...port.html#WLAN
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September 10th, 2012, 20:09
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Yes, I have tested an AR9280 with FreeBSD. Be careful, there are full and half-sized cards, and differing number of antenna connectors, two versus three. This card was recycled from a Macbook, and has FCC ID PPD-AR5BXB72P.
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September 16th, 2012, 10:34
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I realized that replacing the internal wireless card would have required disassembling the netbook, and risking to break things, therefore I went for a supported USB wireless dongle, a Belkin F5D7050 version 3 (FCC ID: K7S-F5D7050B).
EDIT: Now, if I only managed to find a supported smaller dongle... Anyway, this could be the easiest solution for people who discover that the internal cards of their netbooks are not supported. Last edited by lele; September 16th, 2012 at 10:39. Reason: Added considerations.
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