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Espressif's radio firmware blobs are closed source, and must run within ESP-IDF's FreeRTOS framework. It's near impossible to reverse-engineer them (not to mention legal risks.)

It's not nearly impossible, it has already been done :)

Slides: https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2024/fahrplan/media/...

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8IqkUTGjlA

It is for the older original esp32, not for this port which is esp32-s31. Their radio are drastically different. Also their reverse engineered firmware are incomplete so esp-hosted remains the best choice for now.

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