Re: "BCM 4310 USB" (14e4:4315). Any progress?
Larry Finger escribió: >>> "BCM 4310 USB - This device has an LP PHY. We think that means low power. >>> In any case, previous code does not work. The reverse engineers have >>> generated specs for the code writers and development is in progress. Note: >>> This card uses the PCI bus, despite its name." >>> >>> Please, could you update this info? I don't know whether the comment is up >>> to date or whether (perhaps) some progress happened since then... any >>> experimental driver out there? > > As you have discovered, this info is up to date. > >> There is no experimental driver yet. I'm currently working on an >> implementation, but right now, not even the hardware init code is >> complete. Any (aprox.) ETA? End of year perhaps? Meanwhile I think the best choice for me is this: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php Having sources from vendor, I hope your work gets a little easier and b43 development goes faster so I could use your b43 driver :) > Broadcom really has messed up the naming of the LP devices. For example, > > (a) BCM4312 802.11abg devices with ID 14e4:4312 that works with b43 > (b) BCM4312 802.11bg devices with ID 14e4:4315 that does not work > (c) BCM4310 USB with ID 14e4:4315 that also does not work with b43 > > The device in (c) has a USB core that is not enabled. I think Broadcom > was considering a USB implementation; however these have never been > released AFAIK. All of them are built on a PCI base. Thank you, Gábor & Larry, for your responses (and to all the team for your efforts). Cheers, -Román ___ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
Re: "BCM 4310 USB" (14e4:4315). Any progress?
Gábor Stefanik wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Roman Medina-Heigl
> Hernandez wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for pinging this list but I did some searches and I couldn't find
>> responses...
>>
>> I've got a new Dell Mini-10 ("Inspiron 1010"), with the following wifi
>> chipset: "BCM 4310 USB". It's got PCI-ID: 14e4:4315. Despite being marked
>> as "USB", I suppose it's a mini-pci (as stated in this list's archives and
>> some other places).
>>
>> But looking at:
>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices
>> I can see:
>>
>> "14e4:4315 not supported BCM4312 802.11b/g - low power"
>>
>> So my 1st question is: are BCM4312 and BCM4310 "the same"? Why do they have
>> the same pci-id?
>
> The correct name of the card is BCM4312; some older pci.ids files
> incorrectly list it as "BCM4310 USB". Update your pci.ids to fix this.
See below.
>> My second question: at the same page I can read:
>>
>> "BCM 4310 USB - This device has an LP PHY. We think that means low power.
>> In any case, previous code does not work. The reverse engineers have
>> generated specs for the code writers and development is in progress. Note:
>> This card uses the PCI bus, despite its name."
>>
>> Please, could you update this info? I don't know whether the comment is up
>> to date or whether (perhaps) some progress happened since then... any
>> experimental driver out there?
As you have discovered, this info is up to date.
> There is no experimental driver yet. I'm currently working on an
> implementation, but right now, not even the hardware init code is
> complete.
Broadcom really has messed up the naming of the LP devices. For example,
(a) BCM4312 802.11abg devices with ID 14e4:4312 that works with b43
(b) BCM4312 802.11bg devices with ID 14e4:4315 that does not work
(c) BCM4310 USB with ID 14e4:4315 that also does not work with b43
The device in (c) has a USB core that is not enabled. I think Broadcom
was considering a USB implementation; however these have never been
released AFAIK. All of them are built on a PCI base.
Larry
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Re: "BCM 4310 USB" (14e4:4315). Any progress?
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Roman Medina-Heigl
Hernandez wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry for pinging this list but I did some searches and I couldn't find
> responses...
>
> I've got a new Dell Mini-10 ("Inspiron 1010"), with the following wifi
> chipset: "BCM 4310 USB". It's got PCI-ID: 14e4:4315. Despite being marked
> as "USB", I suppose it's a mini-pci (as stated in this list's archives and
> some other places).
>
> But looking at:
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices
> I can see:
>
> "14e4:4315 not supported BCM4312 802.11b/g - low power"
>
> So my 1st question is: are BCM4312 and BCM4310 "the same"? Why do they have
> the same pci-id?
The correct name of the card is BCM4312; some older pci.ids files
incorrectly list it as "BCM4310 USB". Update your pci.ids to fix this.
>
> My second question: at the same page I can read:
>
> "BCM 4310 USB - This device has an LP PHY. We think that means low power.
> In any case, previous code does not work. The reverse engineers have
> generated specs for the code writers and development is in progress. Note:
> This card uses the PCI bus, despite its name."
>
> Please, could you update this info? I don't know whether the comment is up
> to date or whether (perhaps) some progress happened since then... any
> experimental driver out there?
>
> Thank you.
There is no experimental driver yet. I'm currently working on an
implementation, but right now, not even the hardware init code is
complete.
>
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>
> Saludos,
> -Roman
>
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"BCM 4310 USB" (14e4:4315). Any progress?
Hello,
Sorry for pinging this list but I did some searches and I couldn't find
responses...
I've got a new Dell Mini-10 ("Inspiron 1010"), with the following wifi
chipset: "BCM 4310 USB". It's got PCI-ID: 14e4:4315. Despite being marked
as "USB", I suppose it's a mini-pci (as stated in this list's archives and
some other places).
But looking at:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices
I can see:
"14e4:4315 not supported BCM4312 802.11b/g - low power"
So my 1st question is: are BCM4312 and BCM4310 "the same"? Why do they have
the same pci-id?
My second question: at the same page I can read:
"BCM 4310 USB - This device has an LP PHY. We think that means low power.
In any case, previous code does not work. The reverse engineers have
generated specs for the code writers and development is in progress. Note:
This card uses the PCI bus, despite its name."
Please, could you update this info? I don't know whether the comment is up
to date or whether (perhaps) some progress happened since then... any
experimental driver out there?
Thank you.
--
Saludos,
-Roman
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