From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gabriel Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:49:21 +0300 Subject: [ath9k-devel] AR9220/9280 minipci card Message-ID: List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org Hi, Based on this[1], I was considering getting an AR9280 card for my alix-2d3 board. However, all I could find were minipci express cards. Then I read this[2] where it says the AR9220 is essentially the same as AR9280, but minipci instead of minipci express. I found the R52n[3] from Mikrotik, but I'm not sure if it matches alix-2d3's minipci port (some site mentioned something about a type IIIA+ miniPCI format, I need to do some more research). Also, Ubiquity SR71-15 looks like it's using the same chip, but it's twice as expensive and has MMCX antenna ports (I need u.FL). So, I guess what I'm asking is a confirmation that AR9220 cards perform similarly to AR9280 ones and a recommendation of such a card. Also, if someone can confirm that a R52n can be successfully paired with an alix board, I would appreciate it. Oh, and regarding miniPCI format, according to wikipedia[4], the difference between miniPCI type IIIA and IIIB involves only the Y axis (which is orthogonal to the axis that gets inserted into the slot), so there ought to be no compatibility issues... Thanks [1] https://lists.ath9k.org/pipermail/ath9k-devel/2011-July/006544.html [2] http://adrianchadd.blogspot.com/2011/01/ar9220-support-why-ar9280-is-broken.html [3] http://routerboard.com/R52N [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI#Technical_details_of_Mini_PCI