Askadar wrote: > Just in case you end up buying a new one, this might interest you. I stumbled > over the following entry in the comprehensible changelog [1] for the upcoming > 2.6.18 kernel: > > >> ZyDAS ZD1211 USB-WLAN driver: there are 60+ USB wifi adapters available on >> the market based on the ZyDAS ZD1211 chip, based on ZyDAS's own GPL driver, >> additionally, the firmware is redistributable and they have provided device >> specs. Kudos to ZyDAS. If you support "open hardware", you know what to do >> the next time you need a wifi adapter ;-) >> > > Sounds like a well supported choice to me. > > - Askadar >
Yeah, if I was looking for this kind of gear now, I'd go for ZyDAS. What a contrast between that and the reverse-engineering hoops the BCM43xx devs have had to jump through. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
