I'm not really excited if the information is true, that the broadcom chipsets need a binary only driver. This is a serious mistake, but that this binary drivers exist only for kernel 2.4 is fatal.
Please try to use Hardware that is more open than broadcom chipsets or convince broadcom that they must provide dokumentation so that the community can build open drivers. This is possible without giving away trade secrets.
Hi
one feature I would be excited about would be that old versions of the WRN3500 could also be updated to use the open source offering.
Does anybody know if that's the case?
Thanks
If it can't run Linux 2.6 because of the binary-only Broadcom WiFi driver, then this really sucks for the users. Linux kernel version 2.4.20 was released in 2002! http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/20/index.html
A lot has happened since then with IPv6, QoS stuff ...
Please either make a non-Broadcom router or push Broadcom to open up their drivers so that we can run Linux 2.6 on this bad boy.
I gave up on the Netgear open router scheme before because the firmware is 1) not really open and 2) there are no schematics, or pin-out information for the Broadcom chip. I am a hardware guy and love adding stuff to the main board. It would be great if #1 and #2 were realized and all the pins were brought out on the board. I don't require support beyond that.
I do not understand why Broadcom thinks they benefit by keeping their chips shrouded in mystery.
Maybe a renegade Broadcom employee will mail me a copy of the chip pin-out.
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I'm excited that I can load Linux on the box and make it IPv6 capable...
Why are so many home vendors not shipping firmware with IPv6...*sigh*.
Awesome job Netgear!
I'm not really excited if the information is true, that the broadcom chipsets need a binary only driver. This is a serious mistake, but that this binary drivers exist only for kernel 2.4 is fatal.
Please try to use Hardware that is more open than broadcom chipsets or convince broadcom that they must provide dokumentation so that the community can build open drivers. This is possible without giving away trade secrets.
Hi
one feature I would be excited about would be that old versions of the WRN3500 could also be updated to use the open source offering.
Does anybody know if that's the case?
Thanks
If it can't run Linux 2.6 because of the binary-only Broadcom WiFi driver, then this really sucks for the users. Linux kernel version 2.4.20 was released in 2002! http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/20/index.html
A lot has happened since then with IPv6, QoS stuff ...
Please either make a non-Broadcom router or push Broadcom to open up their drivers so that we can run Linux 2.6 on this bad boy.
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I gave up on the Netgear open router scheme before because the firmware is 1) not really open and 2) there are no schematics, or pin-out information for the Broadcom chip. I am a hardware guy and love adding stuff to the main board. It would be great if #1 and #2 were realized and all the pins were brought out on the board. I don't require support beyond that.
I do not understand why Broadcom thinks they benefit by keeping their chips shrouded in mystery.
Maybe a renegade Broadcom employee will mail me a copy of the chip pin-out.
4337 Raleigh Street Denver , CO 80212 Everyone will benefit.
Harald Welte wrote on his blog:
Netgear trying to fool their users with "Open Source Router"
http://laforge.gnumonks.org/weblog/2009/10/07/#20091007-netgear_myopenro...
I agree with the spirit of what Harald Welte is saying
Gus
In case you have not yet seen it, NETGEAR has responded to your concerns:
http://www.myopenrouter.com/forum/thread/14074/WNR3500L-The-debate-on-Op...