advice for buying a laptop

[Valeri Galtsev]

On Thu, June 9, 2016 1:48 pm, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
>
> On Thu, June 9, 2016 1:43 pm, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote:
>>
>> Valeri Galtsev writes:
>>
>>> Intel WiFi adapters with model numbers 6xxx and 7xxx require some
>>> additions/modifications to wireless stack on FreeBSD. These adapters
>>> will
>>> not work under FreeBSD.
>>
>> If you're reading this message, then you can be absolutely certain that
>> the Intel Centrino 6205 chip---the kind shipped in the exact make and
>> model of the laptop the OP is interested in---works just fine with
>> FreeBSD. The 10.1-RELEASE installer automatically detected and
>> configured it.
>>
>
> Then, stealing someone's phrase, it should have been pilot's error on my
> side.
>
> Back to the drawing board. My apologies, everybody, please, ignore what
> I've said about Intel 6xxx adapters.
>

I confirm, what Brandon said is correct: 6xxx series Intel adapters work
under FreeBSD.

What I said is only applicable to 7xxx of Intel wireless adapters: they do
not work under FreeBSD (need changes to wireless stack). I guess, bottom
line is: avoid Intel 7xxx for now.

Thanks, Brandon, for correcting me!

Valeri

> Valeri
>
>> --
>>
>> ::  Brandon J. Wandersee
>> ::  brandon.wandersee at gmail.com
>> ::  --------------------------------------------------
>> ::  'The best design is as little design as possible.'
>> ::  --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------
>>
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Valeri Galtsev
Sr System Administrator
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-4247
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