On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 15:33 -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 6 April 2012 08:30, David Lynch Jr. <dhlii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was not seeking to impugn the linux-wireless AR9170 support, just > > looking to see what additional alternatives exist before starting a > > major project that will require substantial firmware work. > > > > My complaints with respect to its "openness" regard Atheros. > > > > I was hoping for a mini-PCI device. > > Ah. There's (as far as I know) no Atheros mini-PCI device that runs firmware. > > > The AR9170 has open source firmware - but the hardware documentation is > > proprietary. > > There's an open source NDA process at QCA now. Sign the NDA, get > access to documentation. Done/done. I have AR9170 documentation covered by a different NDA with a prior client. That probably had an NDA with atheros. I do not like NDAs but will sign them where necescary. What i am asking is is there an alternative N device besides the AR9170 that one way or another has support in depth - hardware information, firmware, etc. I am gathering that the AR9170 is currently the N hardware with the best information. Atleast i am already familiar with it. > > > > Adrian -- 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
