2007-08-13 22:04:29

by maali Al Janoob

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Subject: wireless drivers that doesn't require firmware

Do you know any linux wireless drivers that implements all 802.11 related
functionalities in software and doesn't require a firmware? The only one
that I know is madwifi, do you know others?

Thank you

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2007-08-14 06:20:33

by Luis Correia

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Subject: Re: wireless drivers that doesn't require firmware

Hi!

On 8/14/07, Michael Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Monday 13 August 2007 15:04, maali Al Janoob wrote:
> > Do you know any linux wireless drivers that implements all 802.11 related
> > functionalities in software and doesn't require a firmware? The only one
> > that I know is madwifi, do you know others?
> >
>
> All Realtek chips - rtl8180, rtl8185, rtl8187.
> All ADMtek ADM8211 chips (but they're not made anymore)
> Some Ralink chips, IIRC. Don't know which ones.

Ralink chips:

rt2400 (11b only pci, minipci and cardbus)
rt2500 (11b/g pci, minipci and cardbus)
rt2570 USB (only old devices, there are some similar named ones)

>
> -Michael Wu
>
>

Luis Correia

2007-08-14 04:23:48

by Michael Wu

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Subject: Re: wireless drivers that doesn't require firmware

On Monday 13 August 2007 15:04, maali Al Janoob wrote:
> Do you know any linux wireless drivers that implements all 802.11 related
> functionalities in software and doesn't require a firmware? The only one
> that I know is madwifi, do you know others?
>

All Realtek chips - rtl8180, rtl8185, rtl8187.
All ADMtek ADM8211 chips (but they're not made anymore)
Some Ralink chips, IIRC. Don't know which ones.

-Michael Wu


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