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    SubjectRe: Free Linux Driver Development!
    On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 05:23:44PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
    > On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 05:12:31PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
    > > You mean the bcm43xx wireless driver that's been upstream for months?
    >
    > And seems to do 802.11b only and screw up the eeprom settings so that
    > the windows driver gets confused next time you boot windows. Lovely
    > driver.

    I can't remember that kind of corruption ever being reported to the
    bcm43xx-dev mailing list.

    > If the bios on the laptop in question would let me change the
    > minipci card I would. To something with a ralink on it.

    You could use a CardBus or USB card.

    > Seems the ralink driver maintainers are doing a lot of the work on the
    > core wifi infastructure too. Lots of work beyond just the driver then.

    So are the bcm43xx maintainers.


    Erik

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