NetBSD is Looking for various WiFi hardware
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ath pci[1], cardbus[1] bwfm pci, sdmmc[1], usb rtw pci, cardbus[1] run usb[1] wi pci, pcmcia[1]
"For every chipset without a [1] mark in the table above, I am looking for hardware:
if you have spare wifi hardware for PCI, pcmcia or cardbus and would be willing to donate it to a good home, please contact me privately (I am in germany, shipping from within europe and UK should be cheap)
if you have a link where to buy a cheap USB or PCIe wifi dongle with known chipset that is not marked [1] in above table, please also contact me privately"
Here's the list with all devices he'd be looking for:
Device at
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atu usb
atw pci, cardbus
awi pcmicia
bwfm pci
bwi pci
ipw pci
iwi pci
iwn pci
malo pci
otus usb
ral pci, cardbus, usb
rsu usb
rum usb
upgt usb
ural usb
urtw usb
wi pci
wpi pci
zyd usb
Thank you for checking
i would think the benefit of selling more cards is bigger than a few of this cards, no?
I have cards, dongles, etc.
I am in the US but I would like to assist this project if I have any useful hardware to contribute.
OT: I also have obsolete equipment such as keyboards and maybe docks for dead tech like Handspring Visor, Palm devices, various obsolete data storage devices, SCSI components, old graphics cards, network cards, sound cards, RAM from PCs bought at least 15 years ago, an original Mac128k converted to 512k with printer and external floppy drive, and lots of cables for lots of things.
What do y'all do with stuff like this?
eBay.
Slowly accumulating stuff in various boxes that sits in wardrobes around the house. One time I threw a cable that I thought I didn't need and then five years later I needed just that cable so now I don't throw anything.
Broken stuff gets dissembled into pieces, basically harvesting the "important" stuff, then sorted into tinier boxes. Then the rest goes to the recycling center.
NetBSD developer hat on
It will likely be very useful, martin would particularly like CardBus and PCMCIA hardware, though he's kind of overwhelmed by requests right now.
If you can find some way to get the chipset identifier (maybe check dmesg, usbdevs/pcidevs if your operating system provides such a command), that's the useful information that he needs.