kernel 2.6.24 USB wi fi device firmware loading issue(s): rt73.bin...

2009-02-04 Thread Mike Timmons
I received great help last week in getting a USB wi fi device working. Thanks again, but can someone read below and advise me on kernel 2.6.24? The best out-of-the box solution for me was 2.6.27.8, for which I needed a Denx eldx toolchain in place of the toolchain I was using to compile

kernel 2.6.24 USB wlan firmware loading issue(s): rt73.bin...

2009-02-02 Thread Mike Timmons
: firmware loading! Any help much appreciated... -Mike Mike Timmons wrote: Thanks Jon. I'm still struggling with this rt73.bin issue. My 2.6.24 Kconfig presents options slightly different from what you describe below. I've tried a few different settings and I placed the rt73.bin you sent me

Re: toolchain for building linux-2.6.27.8 or 2.6.28.1 AND USB wi fi SUCCESS...

2009-01-30 Thread Mike Timmons
offered the firmware loading options I was looking for. I now have a working USB wi fi device. THANK YOU! -Mike Timmons Grant Erickson wrote: On 1/29/09 11:52 AM, Mike Timmons wrote: Questions: 1) if I want to cross-compile a kernel later than 2.6.24 to hopefully get better WAN device

toolchain for building linux-2.6.27.8 or 2.6.28.1 ...

2009-01-29 Thread Mike Timmons
I wrote a couple days ago needing advice on USB wi fi. I made some progress but then I hit a snag loading the USB wi fi adapter firmware. Jon schooled me on the firmware topic (thanks Jon), and advised me to select the following Kconfig options Kconfig Device drivers generic driver options

Re: any luck with wireless USB adaptors?

2009-01-27 Thread Mike Timmons
. Thanks again. Jon Smirl wrote: On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Mike Timmons mike_timm...@trimble.com wrote: Thanks. Yes, USB wi fi is what I'm after. I did find the driver I needed after enabling the WLAN80211 and EXPERIMENTAL options. The device discovery appears to work, and with wireless

any luck with wireless USB adaptors?

2009-01-26 Thread Mike Timmons
I'm running 2.6.24 with Freescale's lite5200 as my base. I'm interested in this USB adaptor for wireless USB, but my web search does not make me confident that my effort will yield fruit. Can anyone direct me to a good source outlining success stories with wireless USB adaptors? At present

Re: any luck with wireless USB adaptors?

2009-01-26 Thread Mike Timmons
or directory Thanks again, Mike \ Grant Likely wrote: On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Mike Timmons mike_timm...@trimble.com wrote: I'm running 2.6.24 with Freescale's lite5200 as my base. I'm interested in this USB adaptor for wireless USB, but my web search does not make me confident that my