Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:19:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man4 Makefile ipw.4 iwi.4 ral.4ural.4 src/sys/conf files src/sys/dev/ipw if_ipw.c if_ipwreg.h if_ipwvar.h pccarddevs src/sys/dev/ral if_ral.c ... Message-ID: <20050418221821.L9295@odysseus.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <200504190229.aa14402@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> References: <200504190229.aa14402@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Ian Dowse wrote: > In message <200504181847.j3IIlcjh018258@repoman.freebsd.org>, Damien Bergamini > writes: >> Initial import of ipw, iwi, ral and ural drivers: > > Woohoo, finally! I've been using the ipw driver for a few months > now and it's been working really well. I get the occasional "ipw0: > fatal error" that requires an ifconfig down/up to fix, but it's > probably still the most reliable FreeBSD wireless driver that I've > used yet. > > I presume it's still necessary for people to download the firmware > and ipwcontrol ultility to use the driver? > > Anyway, thanks for the great work! > > Ian Due to the firmware license, we decided that it wouldn't be appropriate in the base system. And, since you can't go anywhere with the firmware, it makes sense to put the related tools in with the port. The ports will be coming soon. Mike "Silby" Silbersack
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