[Prism54-devel] Re: regarding chipset names

[Dan Allen]

As it turns out, both datasheets for the Xterasys cards are on the
company website, it is just that the link is not there for the
XN-2522G card.

http://xterasys.com/files/xn2522g_datasheet.pdf
http://xterasys.com/files/xn2422g_datasheet.pdf

Dan

Dan Allen (dan@mojavelinux.com) wrote:

> After much research, it appears that either the Prism GT is showing
> up under a different name or an additional chipset is supported by
> this driver.  I recently purchased an Xterasys XN-2522G PCI wireless
> card (a product which is cropping up all over the web in stores) and
> successfully used the prism54.org driver to configure and bring it
> onto my home network.  I now need to purchase an additional card,
> only this time a PCCard for my laptop.  I noticed that Xterasys also
> sells a PCCard with the model name XN-2422G.  On the datasheet for
> that card it claims to use an Intersil Frisbee chipset.  After some
> research I discovered that the XN-2522G PCI card also uses this same
> chipset.
> 
> http://xterasys.com/files/xn2422g_datasheet.pdf
> http://tekgems.com/Products/et-9963-nwl-xn-2522g.htm
> 
> Based on the model name and that spec sheet, I suspect that the two
> cards are in fact the same.  So to better assist users of the
> prism54.org driver, perhaps you could mention something about the
> Intersil Frisbee chipset on the web, whether it is the same as the
> PrismGT or yet another supported chipset.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Dan
> 
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