Possible GPL violation from MSI wifi router 802.11b/g Wireless

[Benjamin Henrion]

It seems that this version is based on Atheros AR2317:

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=104&maincat_no=131

according to the Openwrt page (see title 46):

http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware

On Jan 5, 2008 11:52 PM, Benjamin Henrion <bh at udev.org> wrote:
> Do you have a link to the firmware on MSI website? I cannot find it.
>
> I have a RG54SE II:
>
> Firmware Version: 3.5.2 Build 070402 Rel.60023n
> Hardware Version: RG54SE II v1 08140201
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2008 8:35 PM, Marcus Hoffmann <qjs235 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi *!
> >
> > I've just bought an MSI RG54SE II and was looking for some information in
> > the net for it when I came across your post.
> >
> > For me the first part (index 0x0..0x97ff) looks like an binary loaded to
> > extract (and install?) the appended BZ file.
> >
> > The second part seems to be a BZ packed image file containing the linux
> > kernel (2.4.18-MIPS-01.00) and an compressed BZ packed RAM disk.
> >
> > Some interesting strings:
> > /Project/Realtek/RTL8186/v1.2.7.msi/rtl8186-
> > sdk-1.2a/rtl8186-linux-1.2a/linux-2.4.18/include/linux/skbuff.h
> > GCC: (GNU) 3.3.3
> > busybox
> > iptables
> >
> > From what I can tell by staring to the images busybox has no telnet(d)
> > support compiled in nor a dropbear SSH(d) is available. But there seems to
> > be plenty enough space; half of the RAM disk is empty (0x0).
> >
> > Sadly I don't have the time nor the experience (that meens the time ;-) to
> > make the needed adjustments to plug in a telnet and or SSH and make this box
> > "manageable".
> > But maybe this information is helpful though I *did not find* any hint of
> > using GPL software in that box.
> > And there are *plenty* of it in that box.
> >
> > Happy suing ;)
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Marcus
> >
>
>
>
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> Benjamin Henrion <bhenrion at ffii.org>
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>



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