Just got done with creating the 3945 HAL template based on VoodooWireless. There is barely any hardware-specific code in it right now, but the kext project and the subclassed functions are there with a few basic (getHardwareInfo() etc.) functions implemented. Firmware is converted. From here on, it’s a lot of mechanical work with a little bit of careful thinking and added technique, to finish implementing the remaining 10 or so hardware-specific functions.
This is gonna be one hell of a ride because I can’t test anything until I finish coding all of it, and even then it’ll be external testers. Exciting! :-D Expecting to finish it in a few days (depending on any difficulties encountered during the course, and how busy I am), and then beta testing can begin. (Alert: beta testers who sent me an email, you might receive a beta driver from me this week.)
NOTE: For the umpteenth time, please do NOT send me ANY MORE emails asking to be a beta tester. Every day I get a few emails, and right now I must have like 60-70 people on the list, maybe more. Out of those I have chosen only 3 or 4 who will participate in the test initially, based on their credentials. As the hardware is going to be the same for all, I don’t need 200 testers during this phase. So the rest of the list is “reserve.”
Updates will continue during the next few days of heavy-weight coding, of course.
