NOTE: this page is for archival only, see the note at the end of the page.

libertastf

libertastf supports the Marvell 88W83886 USB device as found in the OLPC XO-1 laptop. Unlike the libertas driver, libertastf uses thin firmware (found here) with the mac80211 stack.

Get the code

The temporary git URL to build this driver separately is:

git://dev.laptop.org/users/javier/libertastf.git

Enabling libertastf

To enable libertastf, you must first enable mac80211:

Networking  --->
  Wireless  --->
    <M> Improved wireless configuration API
    <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)

You can then enable libertastf in the kernel configuration:

CONFIG_LIBERTAS_THINFIRM=m
CONFIG_LIBERTAS_THINFIRM_USB=m

firmware

Please see the libertastf HOWTO for instructions on grabbing the corresponding firmware and loading the driver. The regular libertas driver must be unloaded and/or blacklisted in order to use libertastf. Additional notes can be found on the OLPC WiKi.

working

  • Station Mode

  • Access Point

  • Mesh Point


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