From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751428AbVH3NMo (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:12:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751431AbVH3NMo (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:12:44 -0400 Received: from styx.suse.cz ([82.119.242.94]:12765 "EHLO mail.suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751428AbVH3NMn (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:12:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:12:56 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Harald Welte Cc: LKML Subject: Re: APs from the Kernel Summit run Linux Message-ID: <20050830131256.GA12381@midnight.suse.cz> References: <20050830085522.GA8820@midnight.suse.cz> <20050830101958.GJ4202@rama.de.gnumonks.org> <20050830121810.GA11582@midnight.suse.cz> <20050830125648.GG4295@rama.de.gnumonks.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050830125648.GG4295@rama.de.gnumonks.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 02:56:49PM +0200, Harald Welte wrote: > > The device's ESSID during boot is 'Marvell AP-32', and the Libertas > > AP-32 and AP-52 design toolkits contain only ports of Linux and eCos to > > the device, according to Marvell. Considering the device's routing > > capabilities I'm believe it's running Linux, but I don't have a solid > > proof yet, unfortunately. The eCos port is intended for the non-router > > variety of the design. > > There could also be a 3rd party toolkit with a different OS that you > don't know about... It's definitely possible. > > On the other hand, eCos seems to be GPL, too, although it's possible > > that the owner dual-licenses it. > > According to http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/, it is either still RedHat > or already transferred to the FSF. That doesn't sound like dual > licensing, I don't think the FSF would do that... That was my thinking, too. > > > > A firmware image is available from D-Link > > > > and it seems to be composed of compressed blocks padded by zeroes. I haven't > > > > verified yet that it's indeed a compressed kernel, cramfs, etc, but it seems > > > > quite likely. > > > > > > I'm downloading it right now, and I'll see whether I can find any Linux > > > in there. > > > > Good luck. I'll try to take a look, too. > > Up to now I can only tell you that it doesn't look like any of the 50+ > linux firmware images I've seen so far. Too bad. Well, I'll have to try to hook up a serial port. -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR