Re: Atheros and rt2x00 driver

[Mateusz Berezecki <mateuszb@gmail.com>]

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Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@gmail.com> wrote:
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-> There is a good chance the rt2x00 driver will get into the kernel tree
-> in time, since there is no firmware to upload - Ralink Tech
-> (www.ralink.com.tw) took a design decision to incorporate the firmware
-> into an EEPROM on-board, allowing their driver to be GPL'd, and the
-> rt2x00 is a Linux-specific rewrite which is stabilising well.
 
  the same applies to atheros. they got stuff either in eeprom or in
  driver. no firmware necessary. 
  
  there is an ongoing project for atheros cards.
  work in progress located at http://mateusz.agrest.org/atheros/


  /M

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