On Sunday 15 January 2006 6:43 pm, Jim Powers wrote: > The loader code linked to from the Wiki can/will load an unencrypted > firmware image, but you need to get your hands on such an image. The > image file that comes with Windows is encrypted.
But that's what I was trying to say: load the Windows that *decrypts* the module and sends it to the controller. Because the Windows code that TI wrote and distributed is doing the decryption, there's no DMCA issue. Btw, that link to the binary driver is for the wrong chipset: Texas Instruments PCI6411,6421,6611,6621,7411,7421,7611,7621 Function 3: Flash Media Controller (PCI ID 104c:8033) My machine has the following output from "lspci -n": 0000:02:04.0 Class 0607: 104c:ac54 (rev 01) 0000:02:04.1 Class 0607: 104c:ac54 (rev 01) 0000:02:04.2 Class 0880: 104c:8201 (rev 01) So, it's the wrong card. (Compare product code 8033 with ac54.) Bummer, eh? Still, it might help to have the GPLed driver anyway... But I wouldn't go "demanding" source code or they'll just say, "Oops" and pull the binary off the 'net. A better choice would be to imply that you're a hobbyist trying to make the chipset work with a new system board (or something like that) and ask nicely for the source code. Maybe say you are trying to get it to work on a big endian architecture or something similar. "It's a project for my EE degree in school" might help, too, since it shows the use of TI hardware in an education environment (manufacturers *love* to hear that!). I'll keep looking... -- Frank J. Edwards Edwards & Edwards Consulting, LLC Voice: (813) 996-7954 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Large Attachments To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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