Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:52:03 +1100 From: richo <richo@psych0tik.net> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tplink TL-WR1043ND access point is now ready (was Re: svn commit: r227926 - head/sys/mips/conf) Message-ID: <20111125045203.GB13068@richh-imac.office.boxdice.com.au> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmonb%2BVr23zO0DcBnuKTrr2TnStxMLs3e_nCRDfyXn%2BH7%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ-Vmo=aLVTgA10UAg=KQMyybeLmBjF75qXdpmFAkqdU9GzJvA@mail.gmail.com> <B27CBE5B-EC8C-4B33-8614-53751211F895@lassitu.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111241921210.76315@wonkity.com> <CAJ-Vmonb%2BVr23zO0DcBnuKTrr2TnStxMLs3e_nCRDfyXn%2BH7%2BQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 25/11/11 12:33 +0800, Adrian Chadd wrote: >On 25 November 2011 10:38, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > >> This is very, very interesting. =A0Does the USB port work with FreeBSD? = Is >> there any usable GPIO? > >The USB port worked the last time I checked; I'll go and check and >report back if it doesn't work. > >There's a lot of GPIO but they're all taken up with LEDs. :) > >> Can FreeBSD be used on the cheaper versions, like the TL-WR740N? =A0It's >> throw-away cheap, as in cheap enough to use as a wireless sensor. > >If it has an Ar71xx, Ar724x, AR913x SoC in it, then yes. Someone will >either have to buy/ship me one or do the legwork to shoehorn freebsd >onto it though. :) > >According to the openwrt site - the previous revisions have an AR724x >in them and an AR9285 wireless CPU. So yes, FreeBSD will boot, but >there's some hacks needed to get the wifi up on it. If someone >buys/ships me one after the new year I'll make it happen. > >Note - it has 16mb RAM and 4mb of flash. You're going to have to do >significant legwork to squeeze down FreeBSD to be usable on such a >small platform. I don't have the time for that. > >Note - the newer revision of hardware has an AR933x SoC/wifi chipset >in it. There's currently no FreeBSD support for that and there won't >be until I finish of the current 11n stuff (or people jump in and help >me.) If someone wants to give porting the CPU and wireless support >from Linux over then give me a buzz and I'll start you down the right >path. > > >Adrian I'm interested in porting. I'm taking 2 weeks leave over christmas, Can I ping you the week before I leave work? -- richo || Today's excuse: Just type 'mv * /dev/null'. http://blog.psych0tik.net --TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOzx7zAAoJEIKiWz6J5yQVu9YH/RxJbMesbvWg6L9fMefharz3 RDfsEoyBLmH5xcL3BadUfAOUcCIplJk1vDue9u4cVxVNTtR8/d1vAQ2wpn8ZP+i2 GiiNTL89azGePgEuVYmQuV+tsunIXzMRBiwRuYtR6zFqDNbhqYwVDKj2kRqau7f4 lK7GQtoFBgtHzHvxj5CSjFDDDbKc2N5ue9Cn2g0oiRE6DlovfhVucvtNEKCqwCCd Hz2xoI/ZEDwTuoNgfx0zxB3iVkG4XlqkOREAW9H8BRrEv5KNjj2wKYGz+ZBJIlr5 UU9xvF/ZBBN5qQm5UwoDCYc/tBpBzIC4dye8gCiyL7G1KQJVIOpriVQBC/gvikQ= =qT0y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TiqCXmo5T1hvSQQg--
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