[U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet

[Farooque, Fayaz]

I understand that. But it would be very handy in diskless booting where the bootloader has to get the kernel from a server. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Wolfgang Denk [mailto:wd at denx.de] 
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 5:30 PM
To: Marek Vasut
Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Farooque, Fayaz
Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [U-Boot-Users] Wireless Ethernet

Dear Marek Vasut,

In message <201109290335.42615.marek.vasut at gmail.com> you wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 09:21:57 AM Farooque, Fayaz wrote:
> > Does u boot have support for wifi devices?. We need to have a setup in
> > which kernel is booted through tftpboot with a wireless network
> > connection. Please help me.
> 
> 
> No, there's no 80211 stack in uboot, you're welcome to add it (I'd really be 
> interested to see such work).

I see little chance to add this to U-Boot.  Keep in mind that we are a
boot loader.  It is way easier just to boot into Linux to have WLAN
connectivity.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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