Return-path: Received: from bu3sch.de ([62.75.166.246]:41473 "EHLO vs166246.vserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752419AbYFRSa1 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:30:27 -0400 From: Michael Buesch To: "=?utf-8?q?Rafa=C5=82?= =?utf-8?q?_Mi=C5=82ecki?=" Subject: Re: b43 open-firmware new snapshot Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:30:04 +0200 Cc: bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <200806141553.42420.mb@bu3sch.de> <14b026160806181106p48268584x4b124f59b5819f7@mail.gmail.com> <200806182026.11056.mb@bu3sch.de> In-Reply-To: <200806182026.11056.mb@bu3sch.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Message-Id: <200806182030.04173.mb@bu3sch.de> (sfid-20080618_203030_394783_604C940E) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wednesday 18 June 2008 20:26:10 Michael Buesch wrote: > On Wednesday 18 June 2008 20:06:02 Rafa=C5=82 Mi=C5=82ecki wrote: > > 2008/6/14, Michael Buesch : > > > Here comes another snapshot of the Opensource firmware for > > > the b43 wireless core. > > > http://bu3sch.de/b43/openfw/b43-openfw-20080614.tar.bz2 > > > > > > The firmware does _ONLY_ work in monitor mode. The TX path is no= t implemented, > > > so it can not associate or whatever. It can only receive packets= =2E > >=20 > > News about Broadcom' new distater-driver and your opensource firmwa= re > > was posted on our Polish news portal > > (http://osnews.pl/b43-z-wlasnym-mikrokodem/). Let me make little > > off-topic here and post a few translated comments, please: > >=20 > > jellonek: > > > for such a people "hacker" term was introduced. > > > they would help more documenting chip... > >=20 > > mario: > > > RESPECT for this man! > >=20 > > Azrael Nightwalker: > > > Fucgreat! > >=20 > > Great work Michael, thanks for your work! I'm extremly happy having > > notebook with so well supported wifi :) >=20 > Thanks. ;) >=20 > But IMO "well supported wifi" is something else. Broadcom would appea= r > in this story, if this was well supported. :) >=20 Oh and let's not forget Johannes and his brother. They play a _major_ role in firmware reverse engineering. Most credit should go to them. They did / are doing the hardest work. --=20 Greetings Michael. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html