Download Wi-Fi Linux driver

The driver is split into a binary part and a source part. The binary part is a kernel-version and kernel-configuration independent kernel-space library which also holds the device firmware. The source part is basically the implementation of the adaptation layers interfacing the SDIO stack, the TCP/IP stack and the wireless extensions. This code is dependent on kernel version and configuration, so it must be compiled for a particular kernel.

Currently, the included library has been compiled for ARM architectures only. In version 1.0.6 and later, the library has been compiled with the CodeSourcery GNU EABI toolchain 2011.03-42. The toolchain can be downloaded here: https://sourcery.mentor.com/sgpp/lite/arm/portal/release1802

The library and source files comes with a Makefile to create a linux kernel module, owl.ko.

History

List of added features and bug fixes for each release.

1.0.7 (r4103)

• Fix compilation error on kernel 2.6.35
• Fix driver crash that could occur if card is removed from SD-slot during firmware download.
• Fix issue with MAC address reporting which could occur If the device was hot-swapped without unloading the driver, then MAC address of the first device was always used.
• Add support to connect to WPA/WPA2 protected networks with hidden SSID.

1.0.6 (r3018)

• Add support for kernel version 2.6.39
• Add support for Soft AP mode (EXPERIMENTAL)

1.0.5 (r2292)

• Add support for kernel versions 2.6.23+

1.0.4 (r1583)

• First release.