On Jan 20, 2008 10:10 AM, RHS Linux User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have been following XO for some time. I see you are looking for > someone to help with open firmware for the Marvel chipset.
Indeed. Have you looked at the Wiki page on the effort? http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Marvell_microkernel and sign yourself up. Can you answer any of the questions there? Are you on the OLPC devel mailing list? You can sign up at http://lists.laptop.org/ Our IRC channel is #olpc http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Communication_channels > I AM willing to help. I have considerable RF experience along with low > level software. Regards realtime OSs, I write my own. And doing 96k of > code doesn't seem that difficult. Even the RF part is not that tough. > > That said, I think a MUCH more useful direction would be to document > the 'mesh' protocol in sufficient detail so anyone could duplicate it with > whatever hardware, including the RF protocol and timers. That is the point of the 802.11s standard work. > I suspect you will discover that Marvell is STRONGLY opposed to this > effort despite their statements otherwise. And also that this is the part > EFF is most as strongly in favor of. No surprises there. No worries, either. > I am glad to see that the Linux end of the driver is getting some work. > This is a good place to begin. > > Personally despite the considerable work envolved, I think a 2nd > implementation using an open radio chip and one of the ADC-FPGA > combinations readily available would be well worth the effort. > > It could serve as a reference platform to ensure production radios > really work correctly as well as offering a way to add other devices by > other manufacturers to the XO mesh system. I can introduce you to other people working on Open Source Hardware if you like. > I am open to whatever suggestions you might have regards how I might > help with your efforts. Take a look at the existing Wiki pages and code, and we'll discuss it further. > Good luck with the XO program. > > warm regards from COLD Concord, NH USA > --anonymous for now-- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel