Hi Oz, Thank you for your response. I have been looking at that web page: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/wl12xx when i get the latest driver at git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/luca/wl12xx.git Do I take everything that comes in this compressed file and replace it in a Linux kernel? Which Linux kernel is this driver code for? I'm not really sure what the compat-wireless is...we are using the Linux 2.6.31 kernel Do I need to get compat-wireless somehow for the 31 kernel? Then the notes say integrations needs to be gotten for SDIO, Lenient, and platform data pasing.. Then the notes say I need WL127x firmware... after all that I can build the kernel? Do you have any example code that uses the interfaces for the wl1271 chip (the APIs)? I've never ported a driver in Linux before... I assumed all it would be is to get the driver directory corresponding to the new chip, adding or replacing it in the drivers directory, build it, and voila, i have a driver to test.. I think I should not have assumed that, correct? ...this is why I'm confused........ :-) thank you for your time!!!!!!!!!! Karen ________________________________________ From: linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Krakowski, Oz [ozk@xxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:13 AM To: Brzezowski, Karen Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: What pieces are needed for wl1271..what directories, files, configs, etc.. Hi Karen, On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Brzezowski, Karen <Karen.Brzezowski@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello all wireless gurus!! > > I've been watching the linux-wireless mailings on the wl1271........... > > I've been trying to figure out how to get the wl1271 working with > imx233 processor... > > I think we are moving to Linux 2.6.35 and android gingerbread (2.3)... > > I"m very confused as to what files/configs/etc..need to be grabbed to get my task going....... > > I see spi, sdio...not sure where all changes are made for the wl1271...i'm assuming > not just in the ...net/wireless/wl1271 directory.......... i have firmware too...........(.bins..) > > I'm quite confused about the chip and how each part will work (BT, WLAN, and FM)... > Do you have any documentation..(for dummies, that would be me!) > that would help me understand about the chip..how it communicates to the processor, > how it does it's job with respect to BT, WLAN, and FM, etc.. > > I have NO idea where to begin.......I've been googling and reading and I have downloaded > your wl12xx git........ If you haven't done so already, suggest you start by going through the following wiki page: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/wl12xx This should give you an idea of where to get the latest code, how to compile it to your kernel (using compat-wireless) and links to the relevant patches needed. This will get you started with WLAN. > > If you can help me AT ALL to get me up to speed/ to start, what i need to do to connect > the wl1271 to the imx233....if not imx233..that whatever you have........ The wiki page does include some basic information needed in order to port to different hardware platforms. Regards, Oz. -- 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 -- 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
