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.
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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:
Networking ---> Wireless ---> <M> Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support with thin firmware <M> Marvell Libertas 8388 USB 802.11b/g cards with thin firmware
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