Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros 5xxx driver in kernel 2.6.24-gentoo-r5

["Kan-I Jyo" <cecilhsujp@gmail.com>]

2008/6/24 Zhou Rui <ghoulr@gmail.com>:
> Thanks for your help, but I'm still puzzled with the madwifi driver and the
> build-in ath5k driver. Does it mean
> if I choose to install a madwifi driver I can still use my 2.6.24 kernel?

Though ath5k driver will eventually replace the madwifi driver
according to the development team,  surely you can use your current
2.6.24 kernel with madwifi-ng package in portage.

However, as Dirk has mentioned, the driver may or may not work with
your card. So you may have to give it a try.

> But the problem is I cannot find the "non-hamradio
> WLAN" option in current kernel either...

If the "How to install madwifi" gentoo wiki page is what you are
reffering to, it may be a little bit out of date. You can take a look
on madwifi.org's web page for an up-to-date requirements.

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Requirements


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Sincerely,

Jyo
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