Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:03:51 +0200 From: Yann Berthier <yb@bashibuzuk.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New wireless drivers committed Message-ID: <20050420200351.GV76080@bashibuzuk.net> In-Reply-To: <000b01c545dc$5dbf0a90$0300a8c0@COMETE> References: <000b01c545dc$5dbf0a90$0300a8c0@COMETE>
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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Damien Bergamini wrote: > I've recently imported four new wireless drivers into the tree: Yeeha :) > ipw(4) and iwi(4) both require firmwares to operate. > These firmwares can't be redistributed with the base system due to > license restrictions. See firmware licensing terms here: > http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=4 > Ports which include the firmware images as well as the firmware loader > are being worked on. If I may ask: is the firmware not 'autoloaded' on OpenBSD by the driver itself ? If so, what's wrong with this approach ? > iwi(4) - IBSS support is not yet implemented. > Monitor and HostAP modes are not supported due to firmware ^^^^^^^ that's unfortunate Many thanks indeed ! - yann
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