[Prism54-users] Windows firmware embedded in driver files

[Rutger Nijlunsing (thuis)]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 11:26:04AM +1300, Simon.Green@vodafone.co.nz wrote:
> All,
> 
[snip]
> 
> It seems Netgear may be doing the same thing, as Dougga seems to mention
> in a post earlier. That's 2 - how many others? How long till they're all
> like that?

Add SMC2802W.SYS to that list (and 3C154G72.SYS, and WG511ICB.SYS).

A method to automatically retrieve the firmware from the .sys files
would be preferable. The drivers I know (version 2.4.3.2 and 2.4.3.5)
have embedded firmware which start at offset -28 from the string
'LM86'.

> Any thoughts?
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Simon
> 
> +++
> OK
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