Re: New wireless drivers committed

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Damien Bergamini wrote:

> I've recently imported four new wireless drivers into the tree:

   Yeeha :)

> ipw(4) and iwi(4) both require firmwares to operate.
> These firmwares can't be redistributed with the base system due to
> license restrictions.  See firmware licensing terms here:
> http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=4
> Ports which include the firmware images as well as the firmware loader
> are being worked on.

   If I may ask: is the firmware not 'autoloaded' on OpenBSD by the
   driver itself ? If so, what's wrong with this approach ?

> iwi(4)  - IBSS support is not yet implemented.
>           Monitor and HostAP modes are not supported due to firmware
            ^^^^^^^ that's unfortunate

   Many thanks indeed !

      - yann