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- Add Dell Wireless 1390 BCM4311 Mini PCI to supported list.

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PR:		154500
Submitted by:	Ruslan Mahmatkhanov <cvs-src@yandex.ru>
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Martin Wilke 2011-02-06 09:49:55 +00:00
parent 9b0456f075
commit 194a781c8d
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=218366
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd June 30, 2010
.Dd February 6, 2011
.Dt BWI 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ driver supports Broadcom BCM43xx based wireless devices, including:
.It "Buffalo WLI-CB-G54S BCM4318 CardBus b/g"
.It "Buffalo WLI-PCI-G54S BCM4306 PCI b/g"
.It "Compaq R4035 onboard BCM4306 PCI b/g"
.It "Dell Wireless 1390 BCM4311 Mini PCI b/g"
.It "Dell Wireless 1470 BCM4318 Mini PCI b/g"
.It "Dell Truemobile 1300 r2 BCM4306 Mini PCI b/g"
.It "Dell Truemobile 1400 BCM4309 Mini PCI b/g"
@ -91,18 +92,18 @@ driver supports Broadcom BCM43xx based wireless devices, including:
.It "US Robotics 5411 BCM4318 CardBus b/g"
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm
The
.Nm
driver uses the older v3 version of Broadcom's firmware.
While this older firmware does support most BCM43xx parts, the
.Xr bwn 4
.Xr bwn 4
driver works better for the newer chips it supports.
You must use the
.Nm
You must use the
.Nm
driver if you are using older Broadcom chipsets (BCM4301, BCM4303 and
BCM4306 rev 2).
The v4 version of the firmware that
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The v4 version of the firmware that
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uses does not support these chips.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):