[maemo-developers] umac.ko

[From: Luca Olivetti]

En/na Kalle Valo ha escrit:
> "ext Luca Olivetti" <luca at ventoso.org> writes:
> 
>> En/na Kalle Valo ha escrit:
>>> "ext Alex Iliadis" <alex at immunityinc.com> writes:
> 
> [packet injection]
> 
>>>> Is there a way that we can modify the source of the umac.ko module supplied 
>>>> with the N810 or N800? 
>>> The answer is plain and simple no. The umac.ko module is proprietary
>>> and the source code is not available. Sorry.
>> But somebody has access to that sources, so he or she could add this 
>> often requested feature, right?
> 
> I find that very unlikely. If you can come with a good business _and_
> use case, I might reconsider taking this to higher-ups. But the
> reasons would have to be really good.

Mmh, so I guess that ranking better on 
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=compatibility_drivers wouldn't be 
enough.
Too bad, since by looking at other patches it shouldn't be a big effort.
Well, now that usb host mode is possible there are other alternatives, 
though I fear that my ralink usb adapter needs something more than 100ma 
to work.

Bye
-- 
Luca