From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 26 22:45:28 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A532D1065672; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:45:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin@lissyara.su) Received: from hosting.lissyara.su (hosting.lissyara.su [77.221.149.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61BA88FC0A; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:45:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin@lissyara.su) Received: from [89.178.146.61] (port=35287 helo=HP.lissyara.su) by hosting.lissyara.su with esmtpa (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Lcoys-0008sy-Lc; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:45:26 +0300 Message-ID: <49A71BA1.7000800@lissyara.su> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:45:53 +0300 From: Alex Keda User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sam Leffler References: <49A701DF.5070109@lissyara.su> <3c1674c90902261300x6dd5f21bja58ecf214bcfb644@mail.gmail.com> <49A70508.20100@lissyara.su> <49A70E10.4060708@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <49A70E10.4060708@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Description: if spam count > 60 - this is spam X-Spam-Count: 0 X-Descriptions: powered by www.lissyara.su X-Bounce-ID: hosting.lissyara.su Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About bwi X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:45:28 -0000 Sam Leffler пишет: > Alex Keda wrote: >> Kip Macy пишет: >>> Someone needs to be there to maintain it. To the best of my knowledge >>> no one appropriate has stepped forward. >> And what exactly should be supported? >> He finished - nothing more to do. >> >> no way to develop a driver. >> the new cards have to write a new driver. > > The driver has many known issues and limitations. Without someone > willing to respond to user questions, update the code and test, etc. > committing the driver ends up causing more frustration and ill-will > than leaving it outside the tree. This is a lesson we've learned many > times--people encounter a broken driver and draw incorrect assumptions > about the system as a whole. Unfortunately noone has stepped up to own > the driver; trust me I've asked many times for someone. All who test it - do it with lastest BroadCom cards. It driver for *OLD* cards. Need delete last MAC revision, I post patch in forum. bwimac.c |-/* MAC */static const uint8_t bwi_sup_macrev[] = { 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 }; +/* MAC */static const uint8_t bwi_sup_macrev[] = { 2, 4, 5 };| For revision > |5| - need another driver!