From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com ([66.147.249.253]:43514 "HELO oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752610Ab2DFDMa (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:12:30 -0400 Subject: Re: N device with open source firmware From: "David Lynch Jr." To: Julian Calaby Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: <1333649707.4108.46.camel@hp-dhlii> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:09:03 -0400 Message-ID: <1333681744.4108.150.camel@hp-dhlii> (sfid-20120406_051234_569724_58F6B9B7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 13:00 +1000, Julian Calaby wrote: > Hi David, > > On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 04:15, David Lynch Jr. wrote: > > I am looking for recommendations for an 802.11N device that is well > > documented and has opensource firmware for a project. I do nto care > > whether it is mPCI, USB, .... so long as there is good documentation on > > the chipset and good open source firmware as I will be making extensive > > firmware changes for testing purposes. > > If I recall correctly, the ar9170 devices with the carl9170 driver use > an open source firmware and are 802.11n capable. I have a fair amount of experience with the ar9170 and the carl9170 firmware. I was hoping something was better documented and supported. But I can live with that if i have to. thank you. > > There was also an effort to produce a open source firmware for > broadcom devices, but I'm not sure what it's status is and what > progress they made. > > Also, there's a GSoC project to open source the firmware for the USB > ath9k devices, (ath9k_htc) but I don't think any progress has been > made. > > Thanks, >