Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:48:10 -0700 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: [Announce] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection |
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Awesome. Now all we need is someone to write the bcm series for wireless and ndiswrapper can go away.
Jeff
James Ketrenos wrote:
>Intel is pleased to announce the launch of an open source project to >support the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection mini-PCI >express adapter (IPW3945). > >The project is hosted at http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net. A development >mailing list is available (linked from the top of the IPW3945 project >page.) You can find the current development release for the adapter by >following the links on the project home page. > >A stable [end user targetted] version is not yet available. Those >interested in using the development version should review >the notice linked to from the project page. A stable version should >be available in the next few weeks. > >Aside from a form factor change (our prior wireless cards were mini PCI >while this one is mini PCI express), this project has also changed the >division of work between what occurs on the adapter and what the host is >responsible for performing. The microcode and hardware provide lower >level MAC services (timings, backoffs, transmit queue management, etc.) >The host is responsible for middle and upper layer MAC services. > >As a result of this change, some of the capabilities currently required >to be provided on the host include enforcement of regulatory limits for >the radio transmitter (radio calibration, transmit power, valid >channels, 802.11h, etc.) In order to meet the requirements of all >geographies into which our adapters ship (over 100 countries) we have >placed the regulatory enforcement logic into a user space daemon that >we provide as a binary under the same license agreement as the >microcode. We provide that binary pre-compiled as both a 32-bit and >64-bit application. The daemon utilizes a sysfs interface exposed by >the driver in order to communicate with the hardware and configure the >required regulatory parameters. > >Those familiar with our prior projects may be pleased with the changes >we have made with the license agreement for binary portions of this new >project. We were able to provide a more easily understood agreement >for the binary components required for the adapter to function. While >this new license still restricts against reverse engineering and >modification, it has been changed to allow easier redistribution. You >can find the terms of the agreement accessible from the microcode >and daemon download page linked to from the project site. > >The current development snapshot contains backward compatibility code >to allow the driver to work in older kernels. We will be removing >that code prior to submitting the driver for inclusion in the kernel. > >Thanks, >James > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > >
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