[ath9k-devel] ath9k firmware / manipulating modulation

2015-03-23 Thread Michael Stahn
Hi, I've got one question regarding the possibilities when modificating the firmware: Is it possible to manipulate the modulation via firmware eg adjusting the QPSK when sending a symbol? Like sliding single symbols in the Q/I plane by a fixed value apart from the intended location? The following

Re: [ath9k-devel] ath9k firmware

2009-05-22 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Fri, 2009-05-22 at 08:13 -0700, hong zhang wrote: Does ath9k have to load its firmware when its module is insmoded or ath9k is completely open source? I remember firmware of ath5 is open (no binary firmware). ath9k is completely open source. It doesn't load any firmware at any time, as

Re: [ath9k-devel] ath9k firmware

2009-05-22 Thread Michael Schwingen
hong zhang wrote: firmware runs on microprocessor on wifi chip and driver runs on main CPU. If no firmware, how driver utilizes microprocessor on wifi chip? If driver all runs on main CPU, does it waiste resource of microprocessor of wifi chip and slow down speed? The Atheros PCI chips

Re: [ath9k-devel] ath9k firmware

2009-05-22 Thread Luis R. Rodriguez
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Michael Schwingen rincew...@discworld.dascon.de wrote: hong zhang wrote: firmware runs on microprocessor on wifi chip and driver runs on main CPU. If no firmware, how driver utilizes microprocessor on wifi chip? If driver all runs on main CPU, does it waiste