Re: Looking for the datasheet of zd1211rw...

[Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>]

On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 22:20 +0800, tomas zheng wrote:
> Yes,NDISwrapper  is a good choice.

Well, not a *good* choice, but about the only choice you have.

Dan

> Thanks for you help.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:58, tomas zheng <tomaswlan.zheng@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi Dan and Guys,
> >>
> >> Thanks very much for your information.
> >> Very appreciated.
> >> I will try this today.
> >>
> >> But why I can not find the detail datasheet about 88W83xxxx on
> >> http://www.marvell.com and some googling?
> >> Anyone happened has it? Or , where should I go if I want it?
> >
> > Given Marvell's disinterest in Linux support for older 88w83xx
> > chipsets, I doubt you'll be able to get it for free, let alone under
> > NDA.
> >
> > Your best bet, if you're desperate for Linux support, is to port over
> > the old vendor driver to mac80211 as Dan pointed out.
> >
> > Otherwise, NDISwrapper might be your friend.
> >
> > Or you could do what I did when faced with a similar card, make my
> > other options (a rt2500pci based card) work.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> >
> > Julian Calaby
> >
> > Email: julian.calaby@gmail.com
> > .Plan: http://sites.google.com/site/juliancalaby/
> >