Re: bcm43xx finally working, with encryption too!!!
> well i have got eventually the AirPort card working WITH WEP SECURITY ON!!!
should I only update bcm43xx and softmac source and WEP will
work form me?
> i guess it was basically a driver issue cos using the latest bcm43xx driver
> (actually bcm43xx-20060115.tar.bz) as welll as today's softmac-snapshot
> both the driver and the modules were compiled smoothly (despite some
> warning messages in bcm43xx!)
> Perhaps it was also a matter of the AppleAirport2 firmware file
> ie. the MacOS X file
> /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAirPort2
> the latest one from MacOS X 10.4.4 did not produce the error messages
> that earlier version did
> when running fwcutter!
>
> At any rate, the thing is that the modules run OK, encryotion does work
> (at the moment using WEP key 64-bit hex)
> and also without the nasty hang ups and so on that I observed with the
> earlier versions
> (eg, if you were deactivating the wired interface eth0 and then were
> trying to activate
> the wireless one, the system could hang, or evev if you were just
> unplugging the ethernet plug!!!)
>
> so a big thanks to the community serving this wonderful work
> one more proof of what a power the community is!!!
>
> (and yes this was the last main reason for still using MacOS X , sorry!!!!)
> (OK, if only the sound drivers was working fully too!!!!)
>
> (PS. this mail is of course being sent wirelessly!!!)
>
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