Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 12:30:47 -0500 From: Rob Deker <deker@slackdot.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Porting the OpenBSD free Atheros HAL Message-ID: <4190FEC7.1090107@slackdot.org> In-Reply-To: <20041109165920.9B9A643D39@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20041109165920.9B9A643D39@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk wrote: >deker@slackdot.org wrote: > > >>You're right, it does. However, myself and collegue recently presented >>our work in raw Atheros raw frame injection at ToorCon based on the >>Atheros HAL and Sam's driver/HAL wrapper. If you're familliar with these >>cards and their current status in the open-source world, you'll know >>that the only method of using them relies solely on the binary-only HAL >>provided by Atheros that Sam Leffler was kind enough to wrap in a >>FreeBSD driver shell. >> >> > >Would this give us AMD64 support for atheros cards? > > > It's possible. As the alternative is source, it very well may compile for AMD64. If you've got an AMD64 box available to put OpenBSD-current on, give it a shot and let us know! I just don't have any 64-bit machines at my place that aren't Alphas :) -d
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