From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.21]:32441 "EHLO orsmga101.jf.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752478AbXBIWfA (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:35:00 -0500 Message-ID: <45CCED20.90403@linux.intel.com> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:52:32 -0800 From: James Ketrenos MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Neil Brown CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] d80211 based driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG References: <45CCE3CA.4050904@linux.intel.com> <17868.62734.497825.667962@notabene.brown> In-Reply-To: <17868.62734.497825.667962@notabene.brown> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Neil Brown wrote: > On Friday February 9, jketreno@linux.intel.com wrote: >> Ok. Now... any questions? > > Yes. Does this require a closed user-space helper like the other > 3945ABG driver, or is it completely open (maybe excepting firmware)? The iwlwifi driver for the 3945 does not require the user space daemon, but does require a new microcode image. Over the past year we were able to make the necessary changes to the microcode used with the 3945 such that we were able to remove the regulatory daemon. James From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Ketrenos Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] d80211 based driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:52:32 -0800 Message-ID: <45CCED20.90403@linux.intel.com> References: <45CCE3CA.4050904@linux.intel.com> <17868.62734.497825.667962@notabene.brown> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, ipw3945-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Neil Brown Return-path: In-Reply-To: <17868.62734.497825.667962-wvvUuzkyo1EYVZTmpyfIwg@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Neil Brown wrote: > On Friday February 9, jketreno-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org wrote: >> Ok. Now... any questions? > > Yes. Does this require a closed user-space helper like the other > 3945ABG driver, or is it completely open (maybe excepting firmware)? The iwlwifi driver for the 3945 does not require the user space daemon, but does require a new microcode image. Over the past year we were able to make the necessary changes to the microcode used with the 3945 such that we were able to remove the regulatory daemon. James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html