NS9750 Broadcom Update – NET+OS 6.3

 

 

 

Last Updated: 09/01/08         Fix Count: 11

 

 

Title

Intermittent association problems

 

Case:  1250390

 

Date Fixed: 08/29/08

 

Description

Unit could experience problems associating with AP after connection is lost.

 

Solution

Now we synchronize the state machine between the Broadcom driver and WPA when unit re-associates with AP.

 

 

Title

Error in parameter size

 

Case:  20308

 

Date Fixed: 01/11/07

 

Description

Fixed : params->ssid_len <= WLN_SSID_SIZE

 

Solution

Install this patch.

 

 

Title

No retry after authentication timeout

 

Case: Internal

 

Date Fixed: 11/17/06

 

Description

After timing out the driver would not try to reauthenticate.

 

Solution

Added logic to retry after timeout.

 

 

Title

New features added
 

Case: Internal

 

Date fixed: 11/16/06

 

Description

Added WLN_AUTH_WPA2_PSK and WLN_AUTH_WPA2_8021X for WPA2; increased stack size (4X) for the wireless driver.

 

Solution

Install this patch

 

 

Title

Support for CISCO aironet 1200 wireless access point added

 

Case:  Internal

 

Date Fixed: 11/06/06

 

Description

Npttypes.h changed to resolve conflict with fwtypes.h, to be able to compile updated WPA code and Broadcom driver. Problems using WPA over 802.11x on Broadcom card resolved.  Changes in Broadcom driver to improve interrupt latency.

Solution

Install this patch.

 

 

Title

Driver won’t associate if Access Point is not preset at power up

 

Case: Internal

 

Date Fixed: 11/01/06

 

Description

Driver changed to keep trying to associate with
as access point if the AP is not present at the power up.

 

Solution

Install this patch

 

 

Title

New callback added
 

Case: Internal

 

Date fixed: 10/18/06

 

Description

Added a callback function for lost access point notification.

 

Solution

Install this patch

 

 

Title

WPA over 802.11x on Broadcom card not working properly

 

Case:  19322

 

Date Fixed: 09/22/06

 

Description

Npttypes.h changed to resolve conflict with fwtypes.h, to be able to compile updated WPA code and Broadcom driver. Problems using WPA over 802.11x on Broadcom card resolved.  Changes in Broadcom driver to improve interrupt latency.

Solution

Install this patch.

 

 

Title

Increased NS9750 stack size for timer thread

 

Case: Internal

 

Date Fixed: 06/16/06

 

Description

Increased the stack size (for NS9750 only) for system timer thread because Broadcom's
driver has many timers using this stack.

 

Solution

Increase the size THREADX_MEM_SIZE to be 8k in customize.lx for GHS. GNU's customize.ldr
already has 8k.

 

 
Title
Broadcom/Wireless driver will only work on PCI INTC
 
Case:  16516
 
Date Fixed:  07/29/05
 
Description

The Broadcom Wireless driver will only work on PCI interrupt INTC.  Most

deployments need this as a parameter.

 
Solution  

The interrupt can be changed by modifying the pci.c platform file in the
9750 platform directory.
 
 
Title

Non-volatile memory configuration corruption when the Broadcom wireless driver is enabled

 
Case:  16515
 
Date Fixed:  07/11/05
 
Description

The non-volatile memory configuration gets corrupted when an operator selects the "Reset the Configuration settings to default" using a 9750 development board

with the Broadcom wireless driver enabled (BSP_WANT_WIRELESS option set to TRUE).

 
Solution  

Corrected header file use of the sizeof macro when defining BSP_WANT_WIRELESS.
 

 

Files:      netos\h\Npttypes.h

               netos\h\wln_api.h

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\ghs\libwpa.a

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\gnu\libwpa.a

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\ghs\libbroadcom.a

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\gnu\libbroadcom.a

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\ghs\tx.a

               netos\lib\arm9\32b\gnu\libtx.a

               netos\src\bsp\platforms\ns9750_a\aceCallbacks.c
               netos\src\bsp\platforms\ ns9750_a\customize.lx

               netos\src\bsp\platforms\ ns9750_a\dialog.c

               netos\src\bsp\platforms\ ns9750_a\pci.c

 

Special Instructions

 

  • Unzip the patch(es) to the root of your NET+OS installation, for example C:\netos63_gnu\.
  • Be sure to install any patches listed under Dependencies below
  • Rebuild your BSP
  • Rebuild your application

 

Patch Link:  9750BroadcomUpdate_63

 

Dependencies

This patch also requires the installation of the following patch(es):

 

ApiReference_63