Libertas driver - Revision history

JulienB: /* Installation */

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‎Installation

2014-01-21T12:07:54Z

‎Firmware installation

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‎Installation

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‎Firmware (automatic install)

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‎Firmware (automatic install)

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2011-03-01T18:27:35Z

Move PPS specific part to PPS page

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‎Installation

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‎Installation

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 ==Installation==
 * Libertas drivers are already installed on your rootfs (if you built it with an APF27/PPS/APF51 as target). If not, it's explained [[Talk:Libertas_driver|here]].
-* The drivers require 2 proprietary firmware to be downloaded to the chipset before use. If not already present in ''/lib/firmware/'', here is the procedure to follow:
+* The drivers require 2 proprietary firmwares to be loaded in the chip before use. If not already present in ''/lib/firmware/'', here is the procedure to follow:
 ===Firmware installation===

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 ===Firmware installation===
-* This is done by default on [[APF51]]. For manual installation, please see [[here]]
+* This is done by default on [[APF51]]. For manual installation, please see [[Talk:Libertas_driver|here]]
 <pre class="host">
 $ make menuconfig
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 $ make
 </pre>
-reflash your rootfs
+* reflash your rootfs
 ==Usage==

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 * Libertas drivers are already installed on your rootfs (if you built it with an APF27/PPS/APF51 as target). If not, it's explained [[Talk:Libertas_driver|here]].
 * The drivers require 2 proprietary firmware to be downloaded to the chipset before use. If not already present in ''/lib/firmware/'', here is the procedure to follow:
 ===Firmware installation===

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 {{Note| You can also try official firmwares got at Marvell website (see Links above)}}
-===Firmware (automatic install)===
+===Firmware installation===
 <pre class="host">
 $ make menuconfig

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 </pre>
 <pre class="config">
-Package Selection for the target  --->
+Target packages  --->
-     Hardware handling / blockdevices and filesystem maintenance  --->
+     Hardware handling  --->
-         [*]   linux-firmware  --->
+         Firmware  --->
-              ...
+            [*]   linux-firmware  --->
-                    *** WiFi chipsets ***
+                WiFi firmwares  --->
-              [*]   Marvell's 88W8686 (Libertas)
+                    [*] Libertas SD 8686 v9
-              [*]     SDIO
-                        Firmware version (v9)  --->
-              [ ]     GSPI
 </pre>
 <pre class="host">

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:12, 7 March 2013
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−	The libertas driver is a collection of modules providing support for Marvell Technology Group's Libertas chipsets. On this page we will only detail the setup of the driver for the SDIO interface modules compatible with 88w8686 chipset, used for example on the [[Wireless extension board\|APF27's wireless extension board]] or on [[APF27_PPS]] devt board.	+	The libertas driver is a collection of modules providing support for Marvell Technology Group's Libertas chipsets. On this page we will only detail the setup of the driver for the SDIO interface modules compatible with 88w8686 chipset, used for example on the [[Wireless extension board\|APF27's wireless extension board]], the [[APF51Dev]] or on [[APF27_PPS]] devt board.

	The Linux drivers are available since 2.6.24 kernel, thanks to the community effort to rewrite Marvell's proprietary drivers.		The Linux drivers are available since 2.6.24 kernel, thanks to the community effort to rewrite Marvell's proprietary drivers.

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 # ifconfig eth1 up
 ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
 </pre>

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 The drivers require 2 proprietary firmware to be downloaded to the chipset before use.
 ===Firmware (manual install)===
- These firmware can be manually downloaded and installed:
+These firmware can be manually downloaded and installed:
 * get them from David's Woodhouse linux-firmware git repository:
 <pre class="host">

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-The libertas driver is a collection of modules providing support for Marvell Technology Group's Libertas chipsets. On this page we will only detail the setup of the driver for the SDIO interface modules compatible with 88w8686 chipset, used for example on the [[Wireless extension board|APF27's wireless extension board]].
+The libertas driver is a collection of modules providing support for Marvell Technology Group's Libertas chipsets. On this page we will only detail the setup of the driver for the SDIO interface modules compatible with 88w8686 chipset, used for example on the [[Wireless extension board|APF27's wireless extension board]] or on [[APF27_PPS]] devt board.
 The Linux drivers are available since 2.6.24 kernel, thanks to the community effort to rewrite Marvell's proprietary drivers.
 ==Installation==
-Libertas drivers are already installed on your rootfs (if you built it with an APF27 as target). If not, it's explained [[Talk:Libertas_driver|here]].
+Libertas drivers are already installed on your rootfs (if you built it with an APF27/PPS/APF51 as target). If not, it's explained [[Talk:Libertas_driver|here]].
 The drivers require 2 proprietary firmware to be downloaded to the chipset before use.
 ===Firmware (manual install)===