NAME
ath_hal – Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)
SYNOPSIS
device ath_hal
DESCRIPTION
The ath_hal module provides hardware support for wireless network adapters based on the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, and AR5212 chips. This module is required by the ath(4) driver.
Devices supported by the ath_hal module come in either Cardbus or mini-PCI packages.
HARDWARE
The following cards are among those supported by the ath_hal module:
| Card | Chip | Bus | Standard |
| Aztech WL830PC | AR5212 | CardBus | b/g |
| D-Link DWL-A650 | AR5210 | CardBus | a |
| D-Link DWL-AB650 | AR5211 | CardBus | a/b |
| D-Link DWL-A520 | AR5210 | PCI | a |
| D-Link DWL-AG520 | AR5212 | PCI | a/b/g |
| D-Link DWL-AG650 | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| D-Link DWL-G520B | AR5212 | PCI | b/g |
| D-Link DWL-G650B | AR5212 | CardBus | b/g |
| Elecom LD-WL54AG | AR5212 | Cardbus | a/b/g |
| Elecom LD-WL54 | AR5211 | Cardbus | a |
| Fujitsu E5454 | AR5212 | Cardbus | a/b/g |
| Fujitsu FMV-JW481 | AR5212 | Cardbus | a/b/g |
| Fujitsu E5454 | AR5212 | Cardbus | a/b/g |
| HP NC4000 | AR5212 | PCI | a/b/g |
| I/O Data WN-AB | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b |
| I/O Data WN-AG | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| I/O Data WN-A54 | AR5212 | CardBus | a |
| Linksys WMP55AG | AR5212 | PCI | a/b/g |
| Linksys WPC51AB | AR5211 | CardBus | a/b |
| Linksys WPC55AG | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| NEC PA-WL/54AG | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| Netgear WAG311 | AR5212 | PCI | a/b/g |
| Netgear WAB501 | AR5211 | CardBus | a/b |
| Netgear WAG511 | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| Netgear WG311 | AR5212 | PCI | b/g |
| Netgear WG511T | AR5212 | CardBus | b/g |
| Orinoco 8480 | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| Orinoco 8470WD | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| Proxim Skyline 4030 | AR5210 | CardBus | a |
| Proxim Skyline 4032 | AR5210 | PCI | a |
| Samsung SWL-5200N | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
| SMC SMC2735W | AR5210 | CardBus | a |
| Sony PCWA-C700 | AR5212 | Cardbus | a/b |
| Sony PCWA-C300S | AR5212 | Cardbus | b/g |
| Sony PCWA-C500 | AR5210 | Cardbus | a |
| 3Com 3CRPAG175 | AR5212 | CardBus | a/b/g |
An up to date list can be found at http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The ath_hal module first appeared in FreeBSD 5.2.
CAVEATS
The ath_hal 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 sys/contrib/dev/ath/COPYRIGHT are observed.
BUGS
See ath(4) for known bugs.