Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 15:49:15 -0700 From: Jin Guojun <j_guojun@lbl.gov> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AR5513 chipset (DLink DWL-G520M) support in ath(4)? Message-ID: <464795EB.1000004@lbl.gov> In-Reply-To: <46479399.7030702@errno.com> References: <775615123.20070513194957@serebryakov.spb.ru> <464754C6.6050605@errno.com> <116377599.20070513223803@serebryakov.spb.ru> <46479399.7030702@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote: >Lev Serebryakov wrote: > > >>Hello Sam, >> >>Sunday, May 13, 2007, 10:11:18 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >>>>Hello All, >>>> >>>> Is here any work to support newest Atheros chipsets, AR5513, for >>>>example, in ath(4)? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>SL> This is a MIPS-based SoC. Supporting it requires a lot more than just >>SL> ath changes. >> Oops. Year ot two and every chip and card in PC will have its own OS -- GPU, network, sound, etc :) >> There is not documentation/firmware form Atheros, of course? >> >> > >For Atheros SoC = GPU + Wireless h/w. The wireless h/w is not exposed >via PCI bus but sits on an internal bus and is controlled by the GPU >which runs a complete OS like linux or netbsd (and hopefully some day >freebsd). The ath driver just needs the appropriate bus shim to work >and support has been available for a while. > > > >> >> I suppose, that 802.11n draft chipsets are SoCs too? >> >> >> > >The 5416 and 5418 are stock PCI (-express) parts that require the host >to handle much of the 11n protocol. I've given out test hal's that >support these parts (in legacy mode) for many months. > > I was trying to add 5513, 5416/5418 in FreeBSD 6.2 to support these chips but the hal is distributed in binary mode, and I do not have time to rewite whole thing from scratch. That is cool. Where can I get the ATH hal for testing? I have all types of Atheros mini-PCI cards and I can test them on FreeBSD 6.2 (only 6.2-R). -Jin
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