[Prism54-users] [NEWS] Prism54 firmware going down
Luis R. Rodriguez
mcgrof@ruslug.rutgers.edu
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:14:39 -0500
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On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 07:26:36AM -0800, Eddie Atherton wrote:
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> > Netgear (finally) has a new driver for the WG511 as of 23-Jan-04, at
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> > http://kbserver.netgear.com/support_details.asp?dnldID=3D606
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> > I've extracted all of the files, unpacked using InstallShield, etc.,
> > but I don't find a .arm file in the mix. Perhaps it is embedded in the
> > .SYS or some other file?
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> Yes, you're correct. The .arm, it's version 2.4.3.5, built Dec 15th 2003,
> *is* embedded in the wg511icb.sys file. I guess it 'could' be extracted,
> but looking at the 'other' arm files, this one has a different prologue,
> before the eyecatcher, so I'm not sure it's possible to know 'exactly'
> where the arm file starts. Also, there doesn't appear to be a length fie=
ld
> in the arm, to know how much to extract.
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> This is going to make it 'tough' to keep up to date.
This firmware is a new generation of firmware for the prism chipsets. It
in no way is a complete firmware just as the old .arm files. That said,
it *cannot* be used with our current driver successfully. Support for
this new type of firmware may come if we get proper documenation from
Globespan.
Luis
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