On Wed, 2010-11-24 at 16:26 +1100, Julian Calaby wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 16:10, Dan Williams <dcbw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2010-11-24 at 15:48 +1100, Julian Calaby wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 15:13, Dan Williams <dcbw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Malo supports the PCMCIA/CF variant of the 8385; not a PCI variant > >> > AFAICT. I know of no PCI variant for the 8385, just CF, SDIO, and GSPI. > >> > But I find it curious that malo supports 8335+8385, given that the > >> > firmware interface of the 8385 and the 8335 are so different. Unless > >> > they have special firmware, the 8385 is a fullmac device, while the 8335 > >> > is a softmac device. Enough differences exist that I'd expect them to > >> > be driven by separate drivers, otherwise the code would be quite ugly. > >> > Which is why we didn't try to shoehorn the 8335 or TopDog stuff into > >> > libertas. > >> > >> You clearly know a hell of a lot more about the ins and outs of Marvel > >> chipsets that I do. =) > > > > Eh, *some* of the chipsets :) Others (Lennert) know a lot more about > > later versions than I do. But I never know everything or even enough of > > anything :) > > I know exactly how you feel. =) > > >> I stand corrected. > >> > >> So, to amend my previous request: We're after firmware for the softmac > >> 88w8335 chipset *only*. > >> > >> Though it may be nicer if Marvell were to bless Malo's firmware > >> package (linked above) as this contains firmware for the PCI 88w8335, > >> USB 88w8338 and a file which claims to be for the PCMCIA/CF 88w8385. > > > > Yeah, though honestly I'd rather have the duplex firmware from MSSII for > > the 8335, since it can do AP mode too. That does leave the 8338 (USB?) > > Me too - and it'd mean that we don't have to do AP-mode firmware > loading tricks like in mw8k. But if we can't get that then some > firmware is better than none. > > > of course but we can probably get clarification on that too. As with > > the 8335, I only have access to a 8335 Windows driver, but if we had a > > firmware extractor tool, I believe the Marvell Extranet firmware license > > covers embedded firmware from Windows .sys files too. > > I think I may have a simple firmware extractor at home that I pulled > from *somewhere* when I was working on this last time. We can see if > it does anything with those files. I believe I have at least two > different Windows drivers at home - IIRC, one of them is *just* the > files needed for this extractor. I've converted the cb35 duplex firmware to binary and uploaded it to linux-firmware after receiving permission from Marvell to do so. Now lets get a driver :) Dan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
