WIFI through SD - maybe possible!

[puppetshow]

Hey. After some research on my phone, I found out that the kernel is 2.4.20. I know that WIFI on SD doesn't work, and I heard that the problem is with Motorola not releasing source code.

But hey! I see that the kernel allows module loading! This means that one could download kernel 2.4.20 (vanilla, from kernel.org), add SD-WIFI support (if it's not there already) and then compile this as a module. Module would match to the E6 kernel, so insmod would load it to E6. Everyone would be happy, even without kernel sources
The worst con would be that you'd need to change firmware to add the module file and some programs, as the memory card wouldn't be used...
What do you think about it?
Though for me it's theoretical only, I don't even have wifi on sd to test

[Neo_e6]

great idea poppetshow...and linux never ceases to amaze me (i still fantasize about dropping windows competely and using linux on my home PC, but always seems beyond my IQ to do)

Wifi through the SD would be very convenient, but here's an alternative idea i thought up as i read your post:

(assuming you need to access WiFi in public) suppose you paired a nano-itx motherboard and battery, inside a small case that you then usb-connected to your rokr e6, and used a usb WiFi adapter on the nano-itx setup (linux or windows), accessing the internet passed through the usb cord to your e6?

either that, or possibly through some sort of data connection over bluetooth between your e6 and the nano-itx set up.

and if not WiFi, you could at least serve Gigabytes of data to your phone this way.

in the future, i'm planning to buy a WiiBrain computer, that is going to be a great companion to my e6

keep brainstorming!

-johnnie

[asciiviking]

Greate Idea!
and here is the project already,though it is not fit for Rokr E6,but may some days will:
http://source.mvista.com/~dsingleton/sdio/

SDIO-linux project

The overall project goal of SDIO-linux is to provide SDIO support through
a new SDIO stack that supports multiple kinds of SDIO devices, SD card,
SDIO GPS, SDIO Bluetooth, and SDIO wireless network cards.

The ultimate goal is to merge the device driver support into the
mainstream linux-mmc code as soon as the SDIO API framework is available.
When the core MMC code can support high bandwidth devices like wireless
network cards it will be very easy to add new devices to the MMC/SDIO
code.

This work is provided as a work in progress to collect and share ideas
and add support for new controllers and devices.

The original code for this new SDIO stack comes from Atheros and works
on mulitiple operating systems. The patches provided here have been
ported to Linux 2.6.10 and 2.6.18.

There is one caveat for the 2.6.18 patches. The SDIO stack uses the
plug and play driver, which has be re-enabled in the 2.6.18 patches.
When the mainstream MMC code supports SDIO devices we will be
able to use the MMC bus, platform and controller drivers.


SDIO Stack Framework Design

The SDIO framework is designed to provide support for the following
SDIO devices:

SDIO USB
SDIO bluetooth
SDIO SD cards,
SDIO wireless network cards.

the source has been approved as a sourceforge project and
can be found at sourceforge.net, project SDIO-linux.

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[rubyinthedust]

and linux never ceases to amaze me (i still fantasize about dropping windows competely and using linux on my home PC, but always seems beyond my IQ to do)

say goodbye to Windows. I did 7 or 8 years ago and never looked back.

[Cambrihonne]

Windows is such an evil thing.. i hate that i use it.. Linux runs great on any computer.. a 400mhz computer with Linux and Compiz looks more aesthetically appealing than a 4ghz processor box with Vista Home Premium ever will.

If i get Adobe Fireworks running on my Ubuntu.. then windows will be used only to do my math hwk

[Abrahim Bin Isaac]

LOL....linux users really hate windows...i thought i was the only one!
i switched to linux a year ago... i have dual boot with windows but datz coz i need to play san andreas and nfs and stuff ,,,no real use of windows really...

[ryanchanmd]

Is this possibility to run WiFi thru SD card only a discussion or is it already a work in progress?

[migo]

Discussion. As I understand it, it might be hardware dependant. When Tapwave was making the Zodiac, it had 2 SD card slots, with one being SDIO. If it was just a software issue, both could have been SDIO.

[NolaZach]

And this years award for most mis-leading Thread-name is:.........
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