On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:00:43PM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: > On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 09:54:31PM -0400, David Nusinow wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:41:00PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > > > David Nusinow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > Would you, or someone else, mind pointing out some examples of firmware > > > > with source? Preferrably with some of the breadth you refer to above? I > > > > understand firmware in concept, but beyond seeing it as a binary blob > > > > I've > > > > not really come seriously in to contact with it. If I'm going to vote on > > > > this issue, I'd really like to actually understand what I'm going to be > > > > voting on. > > > > > > I think it's widely in agreement that hardware manufacturers have > > > assemblers and other tools they use for building firmware. > > > > So we don't have any firmware with source? > > Sorry. I've since read further in to this thread and found answers. I'll > grab the kernel code and have a look. > > - David Nusinow >
Look at http://alteon.shareable.org/ for an example of actual production firmware (for the tigon 2 gige NIC) including source code and modified gnu tools for compiling. L & L p2. -- Goa is a state of mind -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
