[OLPC Networking] Testing the Wireless driver changes

Mitch Bradley wmb at laptop.org
Thu Jan 17 12:58:06 EST 2008


Hal Murray wrote:
>> When it comes to our radio - we *designed it* to start forward frames
>> soon after you initialize it and keep doing it regardless of what the
>> host interface does. 
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> In the context of making the radio safe to use on airplanes...
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> Does the firmware turn the radio on at boot time?
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OFW turns on the radio only if the need arises, i.e. if you are trying 
to boot from the wireless network.

> Does your "initialize" above mean firmware level or OS level?
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