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From: jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com
To: jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com
Cc: valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu, jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] ndiswrapper 1.54 for Linux 2.6.28 Released
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:53:01 -0700 (MST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42022.166.70.238.44.1230418381.squirrel@webmail.wolfmountaingroup.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <34474.166.70.238.44.1230418240.squirrel@webmail.wolfmountaingroup.com >

>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:05:57 MST, jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com said:
>>
>>> The Native Linux wireless drivers and the hacked up pseudo-pirated
>>> microcode
>>
>> "pseudo-pirated"?
>>
>
> I don't know what else to call it.  Some of the USB based wireless
> adapters have their firmware poached, clipped, and out on the internet.
> I realize some of it is legit and provided by vendors, but by no means all
> of it.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>

And most, if not all, of the reverse engineered and hacked firmware is
**SHIT** and does not work properly.  My bcml15.sys drivers work great --
the Linux drivers with the crap firmware which locks up all the time and
stops receiving packets does not even make the LED wireless display work.

Jeff




  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-12-27 23:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-27 19:05 jmerkey
2008-12-27 20:48 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-12-27 22:50   ` jmerkey
     [not found]     ` <34474.166.70.238.44.1230418240.squirrel@webmail.wolfmountaingroup.com >
2008-12-27 22:53       ` jmerkey [this message]
2008-12-29  5:14 Larry Finger

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