[X-Unix] Airport chipset documentation release...

[Micah R Ledbetter]

On Nov 6, 2005, at 20:51, Eric F Crist wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I don't normally subscribe to this kind of stuff, but I REALLY want  
> passive support for my Airport Extreme card(s).  Please, if you  
> care, sign the petition at this address:
>
> http://www.PetitionOnline.com/BCM4301/
>
> It says for Linux, but it really means for Open Source.

Interestingly, KisMAC has a beta out with passive support for Airport  
Extreme.
You can read a thread here:
     http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php? 
s=&threadid=1682830&highlight=powerbook+kismac
(archives readers: the forums linked above will require paid  
registration from time to time, and will eventually go dead without  
paid archives access. sorry. most of the interesting stuff I list  
later anyway.)
Other places around the net may have a more complete scoop.

I have no idea why there is no information or any kind of discussion  
on the KisMAC web site as to these betas.

here is a link to the beta
     http://binaervarianz.de/downloads.php/redir.html? 
action=download&mirror=http&file_id=36
     (also see: ftp://ftp.tu-ilmenau.de/pub/software/binaervarianz)
This beta - R75 - was released 20050825

One problem with the beta is that the driver doesn't always load or  
unload correctly.

I've heard a report that moving /System/Library/Extensions/ 
AppleAirport2.kext on boot will make KisMAC's replacement driver load  
correctly. You'd have to move it back to get your card to work  
normally again, though. I've heard that some people don't have that  
problem... I didn't.

Of course, I expect support to be much better for a real release...  
but this means that it's possible and being worked on!

  - Micah