I've got a laptop that runs NetBSD pretty well, except that the onboard WiFi is unsupported. There's a working driver for Linux (https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723au) so the machine is running Linux for the time being. I'd like to develop a driver for NetBSD.
The problem with this idea is that I know nearly nothing about... * The runtime environment of an OS kernel * Driving hardware * Encryption such as WEP, WPA, etc. * Dev tools such as ddb, gdb, valgrind, etc. The possible saving grace of this idea is that _maybe_ I could: * Write meaningful userland tests for my device * Watch them fail * Understand (relatively) quickly what I'm currently being stupid about * Flail around (relatively) harmlessly while I figure things out * Feel a bit less stupid, briefly, with each new passing test * Notice (relatively) quickly when I've broken something * Thereby write a working driver in bounded time https://github.com/rumpkernel/wiki/wiki/Howto%3A-Configuring-a-802.11-device-with-rumprun gives me hope that this might be possible. My 802.11 device is attached to USB, though: Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:1724 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. bDeviceClass 239 Miscellaneous Device bDeviceProtocol 1 Interface Association iProduct 2 802.11n WLAN Adapter bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceProtocol 0 Is there a way to do what I want? Or perhaps a way for there to be a way to do what I want? Thanks, - Amitai ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ rumpkernel-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rumpkernel-users
