if_wi patch

[Aleksandr Rybalko]

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:42:29 -0500
Justin Hibbits <jhibbits at freebsd.org> wrote:

>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:21 AM, Aleksandr Rybalko <ray at dlink.ua>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:58:18 -0500
>> > Justin Hibbits <jhibbits at freebsd.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > >> Can someone test this patch on x86?  The patch is needed to work
>> > >> properly on big-endian architectures (tested on ppc with my
>> > >> if_wi macio attachment, to be committed after wider testing).
>> > >> Taken from the OpenBSD driver.
>> > >>
>> > >> - Justin
>> >
>> > Cool!
>> >
>> > Justin, any plans to make it support FW loading? Then I will able
>> > to bring up WiFi on my old Palm Tungsten C :)
>> >
>> > Anyway, thank you!
>> >
>> > WBW
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know anything about firmware loading, I'm just trying to get
>> my PowerBook on wifi :)

Will explain a bit (hope nobody beat me) : 
embedded devices like Palm TC and some Asus have if_wi, but w/o
firmware flash, so driver need to load FW before enable device.

Do you have doc for it? because linux code with FW loading to much
inconsistent with my head :)

>> 
>> - Justin
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