Group: Hardware/History/brcm47xx WiFi Access points
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*build a rootfs with support for both | *build a rootfs with support for both | ||
*customize our rootfs to make it act like a router(the init scripts etc...) | *customize our rootfs to make it act like a router(the init scripts etc...) | ||
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+ | == Howto create a free rootfs == | ||
+ | checkout the svn of openwrt | ||
+ | svn co svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk | ||
+ | then type: | ||
+ | make menuconfig | ||
+ | and chose your options(TODO: explain what to chose) | ||
+ | then type: | ||
+ | make | ||
+ | and wait a lot of time until completion |
Revision as of 19:16, 25 June 2009
The router made with Broadcom 47xx card usually run a 2.4 kenrel with a Proprietary kernel module and a proprietary firmware for the wifi driver by default. But:
- the 2.6 kernel has support for the bcm47xx in 2 drivers:
- b43
- b43-legacy for older cards.
- there is a free firmware called openfwwf for some broadcom cards
- openwrt build system supports both(the free firmware and the free driver)
So all what we have to do is to:
- build a rootfs with support for both
- customize our rootfs to make it act like a router(the init scripts etc...)
Howto create a free rootfs
checkout the svn of openwrt
svn co svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk
then type:
make menuconfig
and chose your options(TODO: explain what to chose) then type:
make
and wait a lot of time until completion