Hi,
just for peoples who don't know, why your CAM doesn't show larger pages
It isn't OLEG's fault, to look behind the szene you need to take a look at this Page:
http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
This page tells you the storry about the PWC Sources from the original author
and why his support ended.
And this Page:
http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/
This Author took over the ended work from the one above and is trying to get a complete new Kernel-Module working on this compression stuff he still is working (I think).
To complete the Storry who's fault it is !!!
it's the Fault from Br...c.m/A..S/D-.... and others, why ???
Well, just because the Firms mentioned above doesn't give out the Sources for the WLan and Ethernet Modules, and because of this we can't build one of the newest kernel where the new PWC-Module would like to work with (It dont like the older 2.4'er Series anymore).
I even tried to build the newest 2.4.31'er kernel with success, the only problem we have, how to get the f.. oooops sorry
The nice wl.o Module to work with the newer kernel since we don't have the Source we aren't be able to modify the structure to get it to work with the newer kernel. We don't even know how to patch the kernel.
And don't even think about the 2.6'er kernel versions. Since the complete WL-XXX productline is sold with a complete GNU-based enviroment the owner should give this Sources back to the GNU-Comunity, they are trying to turn us dumm, when they give just about 90% of it out, but the rest of 10% the driver, which is needed to get this thing done, is missing only the old stuff from 2.4.20 is there and a pre compiled kernel module.
And when you try to get all the Information together, then you will notice, that all Firms that sell products based on that Br...... Components, just give never away a newer kernel as the the 2.4.20.
A..S tried to be smart and was trying to patch the older 2.4.20' kernel with some USB-Stuff from the 2.4.25' Version, just to open the possibility for newer USB-Stuff to add.
To get a working Kernel for this MIPSy thing isn't that hard, it took me about 3 days to get the new kernel from
http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Main_Page
compiled with the normal-Board stuff from BR...... inside of it, but if it comes to the Ethernet/Wireless stuff, I was lost in the air. I just noticed it as soon as the kernel compiled through and I was ready to build the TRX-Image for my nice little WL-HDD thing. It don't like to mix the kernelversion (wl.o for kernel 2.4.20 and the new 2.4.31 don't like each other)
To bad , that I figured everything out, as I ended with the kernel and glued everything together. (oops why it doesn't work )
If you like and have a linux system up and running, get the stuff from here:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wir...3/GPL_1927.zip
than the newest costimized collection from OLEG
and if you like to try the latest and last pwc stuff for the 2.4.'er kernel series
take a look at here:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=2551
()everything you need inclusive all patches)
And go ahead cooking .
If you know a little kernel-hacking then try to get the wl.o module to gether wih a kernelversion 2.6 Working, if you are good in reverse engineering, then I think you would make those people here :
http://linux-bcom4301.sourceforge.net/go/progress
and other points in the internet happy and us of course too.
This Posting wasn't ment to be a picks or a hit to you or others here in the Forum, I wrote this just because it took myself a lot time for collecting all this Information.
By the way if you would like to help us getting the sources and you are rich ?? then take a look here ??
http://gpl-violations.org/index.html
But as far as I understand all this things with my normal english, I think the GPL-Violation.org only try to get the firms to tell on there Homepages, that they are using GPL'ed Software. Some of them which this site talk about success are just showing the Links to the Homepages, where they got the Sources from to build the Firmware fora minimum amount of dollars for a maximum business !!!
But they don't show how nor even tell and don't think about the sources.
I think that's the complete storry if I made any mistakes sorry fell free to correct me, and before I forget every name beloning to a firm or is trademarked by a firm belongs to this firm etc.
Sorry for my bad english, I'm german
@PUP:
If you are upset with the current Situation, feel free to contact your lawer for a expensive fight against br.., AS..., D-L..., lev.. O.., Longs...., etc.
But like I said above, I thnk the main Problem is Bro..c.m since the other are just bying the whole stuff from them !!
I think the complete sources are to expensive instead fof just a kernel-module.
We will see, when A..S give out the new 1.9.4.xx Version Firmware for the wl500g ;-)
If they are still sitting on this kernel release, it realy looks like as they don't have the full sources (that's my my opinion)
Last edited by ankn99; 16-06-2005 at 22:24.
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