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On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Bob Copeland <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:43 PM, jpo <pommnitz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Android 2.2 comes with AP functionality. Are the Android WLAN drivers mac80211
>> based?
>
> No, they aren't.  Does Android really do AP mode or
> just adhoc?
>
> wl1251 is an in-tree module for the TI chip used in G1,
> but it doesn't support AP mode.  I do not know if there's
> a mac80211 driver that supports the broadcom chip used
> in other phones.

AFAIK BCM4325 should be doable, especially if it is attached via SDIO
bus. In phones where SPI is used, it is more problematic, as b43
doesn't support SPI.

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