Thread: [Announce] bleeding-edge wl1251 wifi driver for Maemo Fremantle
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2010-12-28 , 22:26
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Originally Posted by paulkoan View Post
Do you have a plan for maintaining compatibility with the power-kernel? Are you planning to release your patched power-kernel each time one is released?
I have already asked Titan to compile cfg80211 as module (the only change in the custom power kernel), so most likely a custom power-kernel will not be necessary in the future.
I am planning to release updated wl1251 modules to all donators for new power-kernel versions.

Originally Posted by paulkoan View Post
Do you think you'll submit your patches to the power-kernel guys once you have "enough" donations?
That will not be easily possible, because the patches are based on wireless-testing / compat-wireless and don't apply directly on the wl12xx driver.
In the long term I think it would be best if we get a compat-wireless package for the power-kernel, which then also includes a packet injection capable wl1251 driver.
Additionally we would also get better support for USB wifi cards.

Originally Posted by Mentalist Traceur View Post
I have a question similar to this. Once enough donations accumulate, can you release it more openly (you don't need to announce how much it is, just if there is going to be something like this in the future)?
I am definitively trying to get the patches accepted upstream, so non-Maemo and non-N900 wl1251 users could also profit.
Nevertheless I am not planning to openly release the compiled wl1251 modules, but as mentioned above I hope we will get a compat-wireless package in the long term.
I don't want to develop such a package on my own, as I am not very familiar with the USB stuff. If there are any other developers who are interested in such a package, please contact me.
 

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