[Arm-netbook] CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer by Next Thing Co. — Kickstarter

[krasi gichev]

Quite popular in recent months is RTL8732BS chip (BT4.0 + 802.11n combo).
Take a look:
https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723bs
Some words about AP mode, no sign of non-free firmware?

2015-05-12 22:45 GMT+03:00 Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross <
maillist_arm-netbook at aross.me>:

> On 12/05/15 19:38, Derek LaHousse wrote:
> > Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross <maillist_arm-netbook <at> aross.me>
> writes:
> >
> >> really good marketing and a well made original video. however they dont
> >> give much info like what wifi chipset they use -weather its software
> >> freedom friendly-.
> >
> > From their kickstarter page, it's:
> > - A realtek 2-in-1 Bluetooth 4.0 + WiFi b/g/n
> >
> > Based on that, it's probably an rtl81xx.  Yes, that's a big family and I
> > don't know any better.  But they all require non-free firmware.  Bleh.
> >
> > The page claims the wifi supports AP mode.  Neat.
>
> oh right ok so its a 2in1 wifi and bluetooth IC.
> thanks muchly.
> shame about it being non-free firmware yuck.
>
>
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