Drivers - Ralink Chipset - ASUS PCE-N53
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Hi all, I need help with getting these drivers ported for this ASUS PCE-N53 pci-e wireless card.
Tried using ndisgen using the windows drivers with no luck due to lack of usr/bin/make.
I have linux kernel v2.6 drivers for this card, including makefiles.Can anyone tell me how i can integrate these into my kernel?
pfsense amd64 2.2.6
I am a linux novice. Step by step please.
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pfsense doesnt run on linux, it runs on freebsd. linux drivers will get you nowhere.
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I don't mean to offend but that was kind of meaningless stating the obvious.
But….. Linux and BSD are very close cousins as they were contributed to by the same UNIX developers and the kernel input/output is nearly identical as they are both UNIX platforms.
Compilers on both use C code files and make files to compile said code.
Henceforth there should be a compiler port and a way to tweak the files if needed.
I need a how to.
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heper's response wasn't a troll as you reported it, Linux drivers truly will get you nowhere if you need to ask for step by step instructions. Linux drivers are far from drop-in ready for FreeBSD, significant kernel driver development skills are required to port them. The kernel input/output for wifi drivers especially is nowhere near "nearly identical".
That card does appear to be supported in newer FreeBSD versions though. Try a 2.3 snapshot, it might just work there.
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Thanks for the useful information. If posting with obvious information and not posting anything useful just to say something is not trolling then I don't know what is. FYI I have significant developer skills. My father taught me a lot as he was a Unix developer for caterpillar Inc. I am fluent in c + # and some Linux, a lot of Unix, Android and more. Now can we talk about the differences in detail regarding the differences of the input output so that I can start forming a solution?
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I guess by novice I mean not an expert.
And by step by step I mean…... Well let's just get this thread going so I can start developing because I'm angry that this card is ported to everything else and is listed with full compatability with this bsd kernel according to the doc I read that included the compatability chart. -
As a matter of fact since you guys are fucktards including the admins I am fucking outta here. No wonder this shit doesn't work half the time. I will just take this to the bsd kernel forums.
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Good luck.
I'm sure your charming way with word will get you the answer you want to hear ;) -
So then you report yourself as "Fuckin noob"? I mean it's clearly accurate, but geez. You're something special. Pretty clear who the "fucktard" is here.
If that is a supported card and there is a problem with it on stock FreeBSD, then yes you would be much better off taking it to a FreeBSD list or forum. We mostly don't develop the drivers, just pull in what's included in FreeBSD. That's where it needs to be fixed or have support added. By someone who can fix drivers without asking for step by step instructions for something that isn't remotely relevant.
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But….. Linux and BSD are very close cousins as they were contributed to by the same UNIX developers and the kernel input/output is nearly identical as they are both UNIX platforms.
And yes a truck and an airplane are also able to transport goods, but they never should be going to change
here machines too!Compilers on both use C code files and make files to compile said code.
But where in pfSense are compilers that can be used to realize your wish?
On a FreeBSD version matching and according to your pfSense basis you should try out to find a proper
driver for FreeBSD and then compile him into the system and after this might be done you should be able
to copy the .ko file over to your actual pfSense machine.Henceforth there should be a compiler port and a way to tweak the files if needed.
And do you know where?
As a matter of fact since you guys are fucktards including the admins I am fucking outta here.
And who should be an troll now?
No wonder this shit doesn't work half the time.
Who have pressed you to go with pfSense?
I will just take this to the bsd kernel forums.
Leave a link here that we can link back to this thread here, that they know what is coming up to them.
Do you really mean that trolling in one forum with no success is the guaranty to troll twice and hope now
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FIXED IT! I hate naysayers. I got it working by reading the drivers from Linux and modifying them to fit FreeBSD and did a makefile in the full kernel and then importing them. CHILDSPLAY to me because ive been making drivers since i was 8 years old. Since the admins were so rude I will be posting them on my own forum and blocking all IP's listed in the netherlands.
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Apparently you're still 8 years old judging by the behavior. Have fun blocking a country where none of our admins actually reside.
If you'd like to act like an adult and play nicely with others, and prove your skills to the world, you should open a FreeBSD PR with the fixes.
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Good luck.
I'm sure your charming way with word will get you the answer you want to hear ;)Good luck.
I'm sure your charming way with word will get you the answer you *need to hear ;)
