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19 years ago

Wifi on uCLinux

Hi everybody,

Does anybody knows if it is possible to have WiFI working on uCLinux for NIOS when using a PCI Wifi card connected to the Altera PCI host Bridge. What options should be enabled during the kernel configuration ?

Regards.

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    Hi Bigboss25,

    with PCI all generic 802.11b Cards will work.

    The best way is to implement the Atmel 76C50x-Chip.

    In the kernel config you just have to enable Drivers->Network->Wireless Lan and then the Hardwaredriver....

    Bye

    Marco

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    originally posted by bigboss25@Oct 5 2006, 09:49 AM

    hi everybody,

    does anybody knows if it is possible to have wifi working on uclinux for nios when using a pci wifi card connected to the altera pci host bridge. what options should be enabled during the kernel configuration ?

    regards.

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    originally posted by mabcom+oct 6 2006, 01:41 am--><div class='quotetop'>quote (mabcom @ oct 6 2006, 01:41 am)</div>

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    hi bigboss25,

    with pci all generic 802.11b cards will work.

    the best way is to implement the atmel 76c50x-chip.

    in the kernel config you just have to enable drivers->network->wireless lan and then the hardwaredriver....

    bye

    marco

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    does anybody knows if it is possible to have wifi working on uclinux for nios when using a pci wifi card connected to the altera pci host bridge. what options should be enabled during the kernel configuration ?

    regards.

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    Thx a lot Marco, but where can i find the hardware driver for uCLinux ? Is it possible to use a standard Linux driver (ie for MMU processors)?

    Regards.
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    originally posted by hippo@Oct 12 2006, 11:53 AM

    you may also try zydas chipsets based wireless device on usb,

    http://zydas.rapla.net/ (http://zydas.rapla.net/)

    there are linux driver support on sf.net, and now included in kernel 2.6.18 .

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    I have tested them, look at the second half of the wiki page,

    http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operating...2%b5clinux/wifi (http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operatingsystems/%c2%b5clinux/wifi)
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    originally posted by hippo+oct 27 2006, 02:20 am--><div class='quotetop'>quote (hippo @ oct 27 2006, 02:20 am)</div>

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    <!--quotebegin-hippo@Oct 12 2006, 11:53 AM

    you may also try zydas chipsets based wireless device on usb,

    http://zydas.rapla.net/ (http://zydas.rapla.net/)

    there are linux driver support on sf.net, and now included in kernel 2.6.18 .

    <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=18648)

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    I have tested them, look at the second half of the wiki page,

    http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operating...2%b5clinux/wifi (http://nioswiki.jot.com/wikihome/operatingsystems/%c2%b5clinux/wifi)

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    Nice work, again http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

    Thanx !