Making a driver for the 802.11g Wireless USB Network

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:29 pm

Does any one know how to get the Protocol specification???:?:

Did any wrote a driver for it, or know any information about this Device???

Brynet-Inc · Post by **Brynet-Inc** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:55 pm

I think you're best bet for writing a driving for USB wireless devices is to study someone else's implementation.

OpenBSD's drivers are probably the best you can find, Clean/secure codebase.. Smart coders.

http://www.openbsd.org/

They have an online CVS browser.

gaf · Post by **gaf** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:12 am

Did any wrote a driver for it, or know any information about this device?

As there's no official standard to access wifi hardware you'll have to write drivers for every single chipset. Open source code is only available for some devices as several manufacturers simply chose to not release any hardware specifications. Most of the closed-source products can be made to work in linux by using a tool functioning as a wrapper for the ndis interface and thus allowing windows drivers to be installed. You may want to visit this site for further details about the current situation.

regards,
gaf

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:37 pm

What about making a Virtual Windows Driver Model for running 3D Windows Drivers???

You think it would work???

And also maybe making a virtual Linux Driver Model for running Linux Drivers on my OS!!!

I'm sure the speed of hardware acceleration would cover the time of the emulation, so it would be a wonderful idea!!!

The things I would gain from it are professionals in the Windows/Linux Driver model, and also drivers for my OS.

Brynet-Inc · Post by **Brynet-Inc** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:17 pm

May I ask why you have such a strange obsession with the forum emoticons?

In any sense.. Please read the Wiki or other documents first, Otherwise you're going to get a few laughs aimed in you're direction.

Combuster · Post by **Combuster** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:00 pm

Because it is a double post?... (@mods: suggestion to split topic and delete the original)

bubach · Post by **bubach** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:21 pm

When your OS is ready for that you could use parts of ReactOS.

mathematician · Post by **mathematician** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:44 pm

A better idea might be for some hobby OSDev's to get together and develop a common device driver interface for their various OS's. Otherewise, with ten thousand and one different operating systems doing the rounds, the chances of persuading anybody else to write a driver for them is precisely nil.

Admittedly, it might not be that great even with a common standard.

m · Post by m » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:16 pm

Hi.

keller wrote:
What about making a Virtual Windows Driver Model for running 3D Windows Drivers???

You think it would work???

And also maybe making a virtual Linux Driver Model for running Linux Drivers on my OS!!!

I'm sure the speed of hardware acceleration would cover the time of the emulation, so it would be a wonderful idea!!!

The things I would gain from it are professionals in the Windows/Linux Driver model, and also drivers for my OS!!!

It might be cool.But I'm just wondering if this will be practical for the users.

I think the Fitts' law is really an exact description of the main qualities an excellent GUI needs.If you'll combine your idea with that...

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Making a driver for the 802.11g Wireless USB Network

Making a driver for the 802.11g Wireless USB Network

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