Re: Linux driver for Airport Extreme

[Marcos Medeiros <marcos@psl-pe.softwarelivre.org>]

Marcos Medeiros wrote:

> can i get drive ?
>
>
> Alessandro De Zorzi wrote:
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> > Jack Malmostoso wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> > > Hello there list,
> > >
> > > I don't know if it has been mentioned, but looks like there is a 
> > > project
> > > for an OSS driver for Airport Extreme:
> > >
> > > http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/
> > >
> > > It looks quite tricky yet, and i don't have an AE to toy with, so if
> > > anybody has maybe he/she could try.
> > >
> > >
> > >   
> >
> > I tried this driver, it not works yet
> >
> > [...This driver does not work, yet! If you are not a kernel hacker, go
> > away and come back later, when this notice is removed, please...]
> >
> > anyway this is my test
> >
> > Linux version 2.6.14-rc4 (vanilla)
> >
> > ibook:~# modprobe bcm430x
> >
> > ibook:~# iwconfig eth1
> > eth1      IEEE 802.11a/b/  Mode:Managed  Bit Rate:6 Mb/s
> >          Encryption key:off
> >
> > ibook:~# ifconfig eth1 up
> >
> > ibook:~# ifconfig eth1
> > eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:51:7A:22:A7
> >          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> >          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> >          Interrupt:52 Base address:0xc000
> >
> > ibook:~# iwconfig eth1 essid any
> > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
> >    SET failed on device eth1 ; Operation not supported.
> >
> > Alessandro De Zorzi
> >
> >
> >