Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:54:33 -0500 From: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org> To: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@dlink.ua> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_wi patch Message-ID: <94FD5531-98B4-40A9-8599-676673F88560@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20120125164717.fa1d132a.ray@dlink.ua> References: <81F29D74-1AA1-4DA8-81A1-951DDFB22F2B@freebsd.org> <20120125122139.b0745a11.ray@dlink.ua> <CAHSQbTCR45oV9qyiOhQGWqerPCovawaqzcFuSHbOTi1Fk3qZrQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120125164717.fa1d132a.ray@dlink.ua>
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On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:42:29 -0500 > Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org> wrote: > >>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@dlink.ua> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:58:18 -0500 >>>> Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Can someone test this patch on x86? The patch is needed to work >>>>>> properly on big-endian architectures (tested on ppc with my >>>>>> if_wi macio attachment, to be committed after wider testing). >>>>>> Taken from the OpenBSD driver. >>>>>> >>>>>> - Justin >>>> >>>> Cool! >>>> >>>> Justin, any plans to make it support FW loading? Then I will able >>>> to bring up WiFi on my old Palm Tungsten C :) >>>> >>>> Anyway, thank you! >>>> >>>> WBW >>> >>> >>> I don't know anything about firmware loading, I'm just trying to get >>> my PowerBook on wifi :) > > Will explain a bit (hope nobody beat me) : > embedded devices like Palm TC and some Asus have if_wi, but w/o > firmware flash, so driver need to load FW before enable device. > > Do you have doc for it? because linux code with FW loading to much > inconsistent with my head :) Nope, sorry. I don't even know what I'm doing, really :) Adrian knows a lot more, he helped me with what I've done. You can look at firmware(4) for help with loading firmware, that's all I can say. - Justin
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