Hi Gavin

You need to emerge the package "net-wireless/madwifi-ng" to get the 
kernel module for Atheros Wireless chipsets.

Regards
Alan

Gavin Seddon wrote:
> Hi,
> I assumed a graphical install would sort out wireless.
> Anyway, I am sticking with ther 'normal' Gentoo install.  I am used to
> it.  
> lspci shows 
> 'atheros AR5212 802.11abg
> and lsmod shows yenta_socket and pcmcia core.
>
> I'm unsure which adapter I'll check dmesg.  Anyway the docs tell of a
> couple of inst methods but don't say how to setup the devices initially.
> Howw should I proceed?
>
> Thanks.
> Gavin.
>