Return-path: Received: from hiems2.ing.unibs.it ([192.167.23.204]:55172 "EHLO hiems2.ing.unibs.it" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752502AbZALPsw (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:48:52 -0500 Cc: Lorenzo Nava , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, Michael Buesch Message-Id: <2CB1EEC3-40EB-41D4-9A4C-E240359F05AA@ing.unibs.it> (sfid-20090112_164901_523230_F85592EE) From: Francesco Gringoli To: "John W. Linville" In-Reply-To: <20090112153949.GC31525@tuxdriver.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Subject: Re: [b43] opensource firmware Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:48:48 +0100 References: <200901091129.22708.mb@bu3sch.de> <200901091149.28683.mb@bu3sch.de> <9F70A0D3-6334-45FB-9DAF-263FE89C847E@ing.unibs.it> <200901091206.09736.mb@bu3sch.de> <20090112153949.GC31525@tuxdriver.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:39 PM, John W. Linville wrote: > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 06:37:43PM +0100, Lorenzo Nava wrote: >> Hello everybody, >> >> today I tried OpenFWWF with kernel 2.6.28 on a Siemens wifi device >> with >> Broadcom 4306 chipset: >> >> BCM94306 802.11g (rev 03) >> PHY: Analog 2, Type 2, Revision 2 >> Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 2 >> >> I did some tests and everything seems to work fine. >> >> I remember, once again, that OpenFWWF needs v480 initvals to work >> properly, and was tested on 2.6.27-rc5 kernel. > > Any chance on getting a set of initvals packaged with the open source > firmware? That would allow distros like Fedora to package this... > > John > -- > John W. Linville Linux should be at the core > linville@tuxdriver.com of your literate lifestyle. Yes, we have it now. Still testing as several values can be cut out. Posting ASAP. Cheers. -FG