is wifi-driver developed anymore?

Paul Fertser fercerpav at gmail.com
Wed Aug 12 21:51:04 CEST 2009


Vinzenz Hersche <hersche at puzzle.ch> writes:
> Am Mittwoch, 12. August 2009 10.53:43 schrieb Paul Fertser:
>> Yogiz <yogizz at gmail.com> writes:
>> > I hope it is. I'd really want to finally see the wifi driver supporting
>> > Master mode (Access point). As far as I understand, it's fully possible
>> > to implement it.
>>
>> You might have as well looked at the commit log and loose all the
>> hope. If you're talking about ar6000 driver then there're no chances
>> it will support master (or monitor) mode ever. I don't see why you
>> think it might be possible.
>
> then please help me someone to learn the necessary-things about kernel-hacking 
> (i know, it's a lot of work!) to fix this **** bugs in wifi?

I tell you the most nasty bugs are in firmware. Which we don't have
sources for and don't know a way to update anyway. Blame Atheros.

> i hope, the kernel-hackers who written the driver wakes up and fix
> this soon. 

Unlikely. Originally written by Atheros. 

> bad from fic...

Openmoko Inc. is not FIC! And OM can't be held responsible for
Atheros's fuck ups.

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