Hello everyone,
Does anyone run successfully the subject’s WLAN card (see Intel’s site)?
It should be supported by the FreeBSD driver and therefore work under Haiku, but I’d appreciate a real-world confirmation.
Thanks!
Regards, Humdinger
It should be, as support was originally added here:
http://cgit.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/wlan/iprowifi4965/dev/iwn/if_iwn.c?id=0457e3073e2975a53b971455e662b7bc47074fb4
It was re-added back over time as the FreeBSD compatibility layer was updated as well.
Coincidentally, I just bought one off of Newegg since the Intel 7260 in my System76 Galago UltraPro likely won't be supported in FreeBSD for some time. I was going to try to mess around to see if I could get it working, but ultimately decided spending the 30 dollars on the 6235 would probably be a better investment of my time. :)
I probably won't get the 6235 installed until the middle of next week sometime, but I will let you know if it works...assuming the BIOS doesn't have whitelist restrictions, that is.
Oh yeah, and some more closing information...
I have no idea if the one I'll be getting is device ID 088e or 088f, but at least the 088e should be supported in Haiku.
Humdinger I have that adapter in my laptop… it works as well as can be expected I guess. Works well in Linux and Windows. I could send you a kernel log of what it looks like when paired with my router if you like… I think there are a few bugs in the Haiku driver but it mostly works For instance I if fiddle with the network settings much it hoses up the network and I have to reboot before it works again…but if I am nice to it it seems to work ok. I haven’t tried with a WPA2 connection but I imagine that works as well.
And yes it is a 088e.
Thanks John and cb88!
No need for the log, cb88. WLAN seems to be a bit finicky in Haiku in general. I did see issues with my intel 3945 from time to time, too. Best not to touch the network preferences and delete /system/settings/network/wireless_networks if that got created at any point…
This is great news indeed! Now the only uncertainty for my new notebook are the onboard-graphics Intel HD 4600 (should work, I guess) and the unknown sound chipset.
Thanks, guys!
Humdinger
I don't know who "John" is, but he's probably a cool guy! ;)
Seriously though, I will let you know what happens when I throw the card in my laptop. Hopefully it works out of the box (or requires a one line edit to add a device ID), and then I can call it a day.
With respect to the 4600 graphics, I'm not sure if that will be covered by the Intel Extreme driver or not. I know my Iris Pro 5200 isn't, but it works in full 1080p resolution in VESA, so I don't say I particularly mind at all at the moment. If it was running at 640 x 480 or something though, I wouldn't be a happy camper.
I'll be sure to send a post update next week when I get the card, but it will probably just work assuming the BIOS doesn't have a fit. If it ends up being the 088f and I get it working by just adding the device ID, I'll be sure to commit that fix as well.
Scusi, Giuseppe! 
It’s of course all your fault. You’ve been laying low for too long…
I’ll report back too, once I have my new machine. That may take a bit longer though.
Regards,
Humdinger
humdinger wrote:
Scusi, Giuseppe! :-)
It's of course all your fault. You've been laying low for too long...
I know. I have a bad habit of doing that. Work is especially biting hard into my spare time, unfortunately. I plan to spend some time with Haiku this weekend though, that's for sure. :)
My 6235 just shipped a little bit ago, so with any luck, I should get it by Tuesday or so, after which I will install/test it. We'll see how it goes!
Okay, I got the new card installed and it works quite well. I am actually typing this message in Web+ via a wireless connection right now, which is nice. :) Like my other PC that runs Haiku and has wireless (via some sort of Atheros card), it hates my Asus RT-NI6 router running Tomato and refuses to connect to it. It just gets stuck in a loop asking for the password over and over again. The 6235 works fine connecting to my cell phone or the Netgear WNR1000 router I have here though.
The device I bought is a 088e, so maybe the 088f is a rare breed. I won't add its device ID to our driver just in case it is incompatible in some way.
[quote=humdinger]Thanks John and cb88!
This is great news indeed! Now the only uncertainty for my new notebook are the onboard-graphics Intel HD 4600 (should work, I guess) and the unknown sound chipset.
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Intel HD 4600 doesn’t work yet.
Schuss, Jerome
That means, it still works in VESA mode, right? Hope it does so in 1920x1080…
Treffer!
Humdinger