Free Software replacement for ath10k chipsets' firmware

Free Software replacement for ath10k chipsets' firmware

[David Rabel]

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Hi together,

is anyone here working on or interested in writing a Free Software
replacement for any of the ath10k chipset's firmware?

I want to work on this, but unfortunately it is very hard to find any
information on this topic on the Internet. Actually it is very hard to
find information about the chipsets in general.

So if anyone is interested in working on this or wants to contribute
some knowledge, please let me know.

Yours
  David



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Re: Free Software replacement for ath10k chipsets' firmware

[Raj Joshi]

Hi David,

Thanks for bringing this up. It would be immensely useful to (re)gain
control over all the PHY-MAC of QCA chips :)

However, I am as clueless as you about getting started and about the
quantum of effort required. It would be great to receive some
pointers, if anyone has any clue.

Thanks,
Raj

On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:16 AM, David Rabel <David.Rabel@noresoft.com> wrote:
>
> Hi together,
>
> is anyone here working on or interested in writing a Free Software
> replacement for any of the ath10k chipset's firmware?
>
> I want to work on this, but unfortunately it is very hard to find any
> information on this topic on the Internet. Actually it is very hard to
> find information about the chipsets in general.
>
> So if anyone is interested in working on this or wants to contribute
> some knowledge, please let me know.
>
> Yours
>   David
>
>
>
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Re: Free Software replacement for ath10k chipsets' firmware

[Ben Greear]

I consider it virtually impossible.  Most folks that could help you are
under NDA, and regardless it would be a huge task.

Better to hope that someday QCA gets tired of fixing and refixing
(and ignoring) the bugs themselves and opens the firmware.

Thank,
Ben

On 08/26/2016 12:12 AM, Raj Joshi wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for bringing this up. It would be immensely useful to (re)gain
> control over all the PHY-MAC of QCA chips :)
>
> However, I am as clueless as you about getting started and about the
> quantum of effort required. It would be great to receive some
> pointers, if anyone has any clue.
>
> Thanks,
> Raj
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:16 AM, David Rabel <David.Rabel@noresoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi together,
>>
>> is anyone here working on or interested in writing a Free Software
>> replacement for any of the ath10k chipset's firmware?
>>
>> I want to work on this, but unfortunately it is very hard to find any
>> information on this topic on the Internet. Actually it is very hard to
>> find information about the chipsets in general.
>>
>> So if anyone is interested in working on this or wants to contribute
>> some knowledge, please let me know.
>>
>> Yours
>>    David
>>
>>
>>
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