Re: [avr-gcc-list] 802.11b on avr

[Johan Skoglund]

There is also an open-source driver for linux that supports most wlan-chips 
created by Atmel. The driver can be found at atmelwlandriver.sourceforge.net I 
used this driver for my master thesis and it appeared to be very useful 
although no specification was available for the chipset.


----- Original Message -----
From: Jesper Hansen <address@hidden>
Date: Friday, October 3, 2003 10:14 pm
Subject: Re: [avr-gcc-list] 802.11b on avr

> Yes, but it's a fact.
> The Linux community (and me too), have seached for ages to find 
> documentationa 
> and/or code for the huge number of existing cards. Prism is the 
> only open source
> driver at the moment.
> The companies are, for some obscure reason, reluctant (so say the 
> least) about
> leaving out ANY information about their cards.
> 
> Not just foolish, but plain stupid, as the Linux user base is 
> growing quite large.
> Not to mention all the embedded systems that would be able to use 
> the cards.
> 
> /Jesper
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sander Pool" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [avr-gcc-list] 802.11b on avr
> 
> 
> > 
> > Sandisk wouldn't be interested in someone writing a driver for 
> their card
> > even if it doens't mean they would sell a lot more?
> > 
> > That would be rather foolish.
> > 
> >   Sander
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jesper Hansen" <address@hidden>
> > To: "Woodward, Mark P" <address@hidden>; "Jean-Francois 
> Boutillon"> <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: [avr-gcc-list] 802.11b on avr
> > 
> > 
> > > The problem is normally not the interface. It's to get the 
> documentation> for the card !!
> > > The Prism II chipset is as fasr as I know the ONLY one that 
> have a public
> > specification.
> > >
> > > Perhaps Sandisk have more sense than the other crazy companies 
> that> apparently don't
> > > see a market in embedded systems or Linux systems !
> > >
> > > /Jesper
> > 
> > 
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