From: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
To: Prashant Badsheshi <prashant.badsheshi@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regarding carl9170 wifi linux driver
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:17:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201202011417.28603.chunkeey@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+cdTWaGcDasoAQc8h7hdexpfwp4dtu-3EqcPNGp4b-UK9xgrw@mail.gmail.com>
On Wednesday, February 01, 2012 03:18:14 AM Prashant Badsheshi wrote:
> We are planning to use the below wifi dongle as station and AP.
> https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter
The chip AR9170 is getting on a bit. But ok.
> We got the linux driver from the below path
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git
>
> We found the driver source in drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170.
A (compiled) firmware is available from:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170
and the firmware source from:
https://github.com/chunkeey/carl9170fw
> Our Question:
>
> Is the carl9170 driver present in the above folder is a complete open
> source driver?
The driver and firmware are GPLv2 code.
> Also it would be great if there is any design document or programmer’s
> document for the above mentioned Wifi dongle chipset available.
Well, the original vendor firmware:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170.fw
and the original vendor driver:
[ The most up-to-date version is available from the
kernel git. Just revert "staging: remove the Atheros otus vendor driver"
cff55f50b882b197a52c4cf0108a43c615d1fdba ]
For more [HW design docs, register file, etc...] you need to talk to
Qualcomm Atheros. But if there's an open issue/specific question I
would be glad to help as well [or forward the request].
Regards,
Chr
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2012-02-01 2:18 Regarding carl9170 wifi linux driver Prashant Badsheshi
2012-02-01 3:13 ` Larry Finger
2012-02-01 13:17 ` Christian Lamparter [this message]
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2012-02-01 2:16 Prashant Badsheshi
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