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authoradrian <adrian@FreeBSD.org>2011-03-26 02:52:04 +0000
committeradrian <adrian@FreeBSD.org>2011-03-26 02:52:04 +0000
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Update ath_hal.4 to include the latest chipset support.
ath_hal needs a lot more work to encompass the list of supported cards, as the AR5416/AR9160/AR9280/AR9285 list is quite long and extensive. In addition, there's a lot of AR5212/AR5213 based cards that aren't on this list.
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-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/ath_hal.411
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4
index ab2ebb3..4422a0d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ or
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The hal provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on
the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR2413, AR2417, AR2425,
-AR5413, AR5416, AR5418, AR5424, AR9160, and AR9280 chips (and companion
-RF/baseband parts).
+AR5413, AR5416, AR5418, AR5424, AR9160, AR9220, AR9280, and AR9285 chips
+(and companion RF/baseband parts).
This code is part of the
.Xr ath 4
driver but configured separately to allow fine-grained control
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ over the set of chips supported.
Selecting
.Nm
enables support for all PCI and Cardbus devices.
-Note this includes AR5416, AR9160, and AR9280 devices and
-must be accompanied by the
+Note this includes AR5416, AR9160, AR9220, AR9280 and AR9285 devices
+and must be accompanied by the
AH_SUPPORT_AR5416
option to enable the extended hardware descriptor format used by
AR5416 and later devices.
.Pp
-Devices supported come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages.
+Some devices come in Cardbus/MiniPCI/PCI format.
+Others (AR9280, AR9285) come in PCIe, Mini-PCIe or ExpressCard format.
.Pp
Historically this code has been released in a binary-only form
and packaged as a separate module.
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