* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet @ 2011-09-28 7:21 Farooque, Fayaz 2011-09-29 1:35 ` Marek Vasut 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Farooque, Fayaz @ 2011-09-28 7:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot Does u boot have support for wifi devices?. We need to have a setup in which kernel is booted through tftpboot with a wireless network connection. Please help me. -- regards Fayaz Ahmed ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet 2011-09-28 7:21 [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet Farooque, Fayaz @ 2011-09-29 1:35 ` Marek Vasut 2011-09-29 11:59 ` Wolfgang Denk 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-09-29 1:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 09:21:57 AM Farooque, Fayaz wrote: > Does u boot have support for wifi devices?. We need to have a setup in > which kernel is booted through tftpboot with a wireless network > connection. Please help me. Oh Lord ... No, there's no 80211 stack in uboot, you're welcome to add it (I'd really be interested to see such work). Cheers > > -- > regards > Fayaz Ahmed ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet 2011-09-29 1:35 ` Marek Vasut @ 2011-09-29 11:59 ` Wolfgang Denk 2011-09-29 12:36 ` Farooque, Fayaz 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-09-29 11:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot Dear Marek Vasut, In message <201109290335.42615.marek.vasut@gmail.com> you wrote: > On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 09:21:57 AM Farooque, Fayaz wrote: > > Does u boot have support for wifi devices?. We need to have a setup in > > which kernel is booted through tftpboot with a wireless network > > connection. Please help me. > > > No, there's no 80211 stack in uboot, you're welcome to add it (I'd really be > interested to see such work). I see little chance to add this to U-Boot. Keep in mind that we are a boot loader. It is way easier just to boot into Linux to have WLAN connectivity. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de I can't say I've ever been lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. - Daniel Boone (Attributed) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet 2011-09-29 11:59 ` Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-09-29 12:36 ` Farooque, Fayaz 2011-09-29 14:27 ` Marek Vasut 2011-09-29 17:29 ` Wolfgang Denk 0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Farooque, Fayaz @ 2011-09-29 12:36 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot I understand that. But it would be very handy in diskless booting where the bootloader has to get the kernel from a server. -----Original Message----- From: Wolfgang Denk [mailto:wd at denx.de] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 5:30 PM To: Marek Vasut Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Farooque, Fayaz Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet Dear Marek Vasut, In message <201109290335.42615.marek.vasut@gmail.com> you wrote: > On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 09:21:57 AM Farooque, Fayaz wrote: > > Does u boot have support for wifi devices?. We need to have a setup in > > which kernel is booted through tftpboot with a wireless network > > connection. Please help me. > > > No, there's no 80211 stack in uboot, you're welcome to add it (I'd really be > interested to see such work). I see little chance to add this to U-Boot. Keep in mind that we are a boot loader. It is way easier just to boot into Linux to have WLAN connectivity. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de I can't say I've ever been lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. - Daniel Boone (Attributed) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet 2011-09-29 12:36 ` Farooque, Fayaz @ 2011-09-29 14:27 ` Marek Vasut 2011-09-29 17:29 ` Wolfgang Denk 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Marek Vasut @ 2011-09-29 14:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot On Thursday, September 29, 2011 02:36:04 PM Farooque, Fayaz wrote: > I understand that. But it would be very handy in diskless booting where the > bootloader has to get the kernel from a server. > Why not use kexec then ? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet 2011-09-29 12:36 ` Farooque, Fayaz 2011-09-29 14:27 ` Marek Vasut @ 2011-09-29 17:29 ` Wolfgang Denk 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2011-09-29 17:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: u-boot Dear "Farooque, Fayaz", Please do not top post / full quote. In message <E917DF04A266C94FACB0F2938F81FD751A75206909@ECHOEXCC1.SATS.CORP> you wrote: > I understand that. But it would be very handy in diskless booting where the > bootloader has to get the kernel from a server. Boot a minimal Linux kernel, and then use kexec. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time. - Alfred E. Wiggam ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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