From 90b4a0aeeed9c18647b91843c5de63bab412ef47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sam Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:53:44 +0000 Subject: manual page for the Atheros Hardware Access Layer module --- share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+) create mode 100644 share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 (limited to 'share') diff --git a/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec12b0b --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ath_hal.4 @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +.\"- +.\" Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting +.\" All rights reserved. +.\"" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer, +.\" without modification. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer +.\" similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below ("Disclaimer") and any +.\" redistribution must be conditioned upon including a substantially +.\" similar Disclaimer requirement for further binary redistribution. +.\" 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names +.\" of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived +.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" NO WARRANTY +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS +.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT +.\" LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTIBILITY +.\" AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL +.\" THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, +.\" OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF +.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS +.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER +.\" IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF +.\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\"/ +.Dd June 23, 2003 +.Dt ATH_HAL 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ath_hal +.Nd "Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "device ath_hal" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +modules provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on +the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chips. +This modules is required by the +.Xr ath 4 +driver. +.Pp +Devices supported by the +.Nm +module come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages. +The following cards are among those supported by the +.Nm +module: +.Pp +.Bl -column -compact "D-Link DWL-AG650" "AR5212" "Cardbus" +.Em "Card Chip Bus" +D-Link DWL-AB650 AR5211 Cardbus +D-Link DWL-AG520 AR5212 Cardbus +D-Link DWL-AG650 AR5212 PCI +Linksys WMP55AG AR5212 Cardbus +Linksys WPC51AB AR5211 Cardbus +Linksys WPC55AG AR5212 PCI +Netgear WAB501 AR5211 Cardbus +Netgear WAG511 AR5212 Cardbus +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ath 4 , +.Re +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +module first appeared in +.Fx 5.2 . +.Sh CAVEATS +The +.Nm +module is constructed from a binary component and +operating system-dependent source code. +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, without +modification, are permitted provided that the conditions +set forth in +.Pa sys/contrib/dev/ath/COPYRIGHT +are observed. +.Sh BUGS +See +.Xr ath 4 +for known bugs. -- cgit v1.1