Return-path: Received: from mail-qc0-f179.google.com ([209.85.216.179]:48566 "EHLO mail-qc0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753869AbaA0TK6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:10:58 -0500 Received: by mail-qc0-f179.google.com with SMTP id e16so8818615qcx.10 for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:10:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <52826A82.3010505@broadcom.com> References: <52821B80.6000305@gmail.com> <52826A82.3010505@broadcom.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:10:57 -0800 Message-ID: (sfid-20140127_201102_774887_E727218B) Subject: Re: Trying to add support of 802.11ac broadcom chpiset to openwrt From: Adrian Chadd To: Arend van Spriel Cc: Alessandro Gnagni , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12 November 2013 09:50, Arend van Spriel wrote: > On 11/12/2013 01:13 PM, Alessandro Gnagni wrote: >> >> Hi, >> i am trying to implement on a smart city network a solution based on >> high end home routers like the asus RT-AC66U. >> we want to use openwrt for that but unfortunately the broadcom driver >> isn't yet supported. >> I have one rt-ac66u here for development, there is anything that i can >> do for help? >> i came here after a suggestion of one member on openwrt forum: >> https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=217341#p217341 >> >> i also read this past email: >> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg110443.html > > > Not sure what 11ac chipset is used. The upstream brcm80211 drivers currently > only support one 11ac chipset, ie. the bcm4335. This is a single stream with > SDIO host interface supported by the fullmac driver brcmfmac. > > For chipsets like 4360 we need to add AC phy support to brcmsmac. So far we > do not have green light to do so. > > Regards, > Arend Hiya, Is this still the status quo? I'd like to start porting updated broadcom support to FreeBSD for Apple Macintosh users who would like 11ac NIC support. -a