[gentoo-user] Re: Can't find b43 in kernel config

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Francesco Talamona
<francesco.talamona@know.eu> wrote:
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>> What is 'b43'?
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>> When I have that problem I typically start with
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>> cat /usr/src/.config | grep b43
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>> which returns nothing implying to me that b43 doesn't exist at all.
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>> - Mark
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> Mark this isn't a good test. It only says that your config doesn't contain
> references to b43.
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> If you do "make menuconfig" and then search for b43 (type slash to reach the
> search functionality) many entries will show up: I count 23 hits in
> 2.6.39-gentoo-r1 kernel.
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> Grant: you say that the requirements are satisfied, yet I see "MAC80211
> [=n]", could be it? Same way as above to see where the option you lack can
> be activated
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> HTH
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> Francesco
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Thanks Francesco. I didn't know that the config would eliminate
options. My experience in the past had been that it would be in the
config but commented out and saying 'not set'.

Good to know this if I have a problem like this again in the future.

Cheers,
Mark