linux-kernel - Re: AP firmware for TI wl1251 wifi chip (wl1251-fw-ap.bin)

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Message-ID: <878u1cglu3.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:35:32 +0200
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Luciano Coelho <coelho@...com>, Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
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Subject: Re: AP firmware for TI wl1251 wifi chip (wl1251-fw-ap.bin)

Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> writes:

> In linux-firmware repository [1] is missing AP firmware for TI wl1251 
> chip. There is only STA firmware wl1251-fw.bin which supports managed 
> and ad-hoc modes.
>
> For other TI wilink chips there are <CHIP>-ap.bin firmware files 
> (wl1271-fw-ap.bin and wl128x-fw-ap.bin) which support AP mode. But for 
> wl1251 firmware file with guessed name "wl1251-fw-ap.bin" is missing.
>
> Do you have any idea what happened with AP firmware for ti wilink4 
> wl1251 wifi chip? Or where can be found? Guys from TI, can you help?

It's a long time ago but IIRC wl1251 has not ever supported AP mode and
wl1271 was the first one to support it. But I might be wrong of course.

-- 
Kalle Valo