From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751411AbVH3MR6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:17:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751413AbVH3MR6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:17:58 -0400 Received: from styx.suse.cz ([82.119.242.94]:9689 "EHLO mail.suse.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751411AbVH3MR5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:17:57 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:18:10 +0200 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Harald Welte Cc: LKML Subject: Re: APs from the Kernel Summit run Linux Message-ID: <20050830121810.GA11582@midnight.suse.cz> References: <20050830085522.GA8820@midnight.suse.cz> <20050830101958.GJ4202@rama.de.gnumonks.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050830101958.GJ4202@rama.de.gnumonks.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 12:19:59PM +0200, Harald Welte wrote: > > The D-Link DWL-G730AP devices from the Kernel Summit run Linux, And it's > > likely a GPL violation, too, since sources are nowhere to be found. > > *lol*. Interestingly they must have twiddled the IP stack since when I > tried an "nmap" on the device, it didn't recognize it as a Linux TCP/IP > stack. > > They're based on a Marvell Libertas AP-32 (ARM9) design, similar > > to the ASUS WL-530g. A bootlog from the ASUS (which has telnet enabled > > for some reason, and thus can be logged in) is at the end of the mail. > > So you grabbed that bootlog from the ASUS device, or from the D-Link? This is from the ASUS. > If it is from the ASUS, what makes you think that the D-Link runs the > same OS? It is quite often the case that one chipset design has > multiple operating systems ported to it (you see systems with the same > broadcom or Intersil chipset, one running Linux, the other VxWorks). > Please indicate how you came to the conclusion that the D-Link really > runs Linux. The device's ESSID during boot is 'Marvell AP-32', and the Libertas AP-32 and AP-52 design toolkits contain only ports of Linux and eCos to the device, according to Marvell. Considering the device's routing capabilities I'm believe it's running Linux, but I don't have a solid proof yet, unfortunately. The eCos port is intended for the non-router variety of the design. On the other hand, eCos seems to be GPL, too, although it's possible that the owner dual-licenses it. > > A firmware image is available from D-Link > > and it seems to be composed of compressed blocks padded by zeroes. I haven't > > verified yet that it's indeed a compressed kernel, cramfs, etc, but it seems > > quite likely. > > I'm downloading it right now, and I'll see whether I can find any Linux > in there. Good luck. I'll try to take a look, too. > > Anyone interested in dissecting it, and pushing D-Link/Marvell to release > > the kernel sources? > > Sure, it's (unfortunately) not the first time I'm dealing with D-Link on > their GPL [in]compliance :(( Rather unrelated, I'm trying to figure out what to do with Elo Touchsystems, they used my HID driver as a base of their own binary-only driver and don't answer to e-mail. > > I'd love to get more out of this cute device ... > > If the design really is identical enough to the ASUS device, then I > suggest looking into > http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-530g/GPL_1825.zip I'll take a look, thanks! -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR