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| author | Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> | 2006-03-29 17:30:19 -0500 |
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| committer | Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> | 2006-03-29 17:30:19 -0500 |
| commit | e21a2b0cc5849e76434b37aff3a4b502c772f191 (patch) | |
| tree | 2fad2f2025ca1d9e5bc88d4e835e07967b8fd762 /Documentation | |
| parent | 8a89334caf80bb7c86383b73fd5a528cb88c696f (diff) | |
| parent | 2638fed7ccb07ff43cdc109dd78e821efb629995 (diff) | |
| download | linux-e21a2b0cc5849e76434b37aff3a4b502c772f191.tar.bz2 | |
Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..28541d2bee1e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ + + BCM43xx Linux Driver Project + ============================ + +About this software +------------------- + +The goal of this project is to develop a linux driver for Broadcom +BCM43xx chips, based on the specification at +http://bcm-specs.sipsolutions.net/ + +The project page is http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ + + +Requirements +------------ + +1) Linux Kernel 2.6.16 or later + http://www.kernel.org/ + + You may want to configure your kernel with: + + CONFIG_DEBUG_FS (optional): + -> Kernel hacking + -> Debug Filesystem + +2) SoftMAC IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack extension and patched ieee80211 + modules: + http://softmac.sipsolutions.net/ + +3) Firmware Files + + Please try fwcutter. Fwcutter can extract the firmware from various + binary driver files. It supports driver files from Windows, MacOS and + Linux. You can get fwcutter from http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/. + Also, fwcutter comes with a README file for further instructions. |