Bug#358617: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686: please enable CONFIG_IPW2200_MONITOR=y

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

tags 358617 upstream
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On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 03:15:22PM +0100, Noèl Köthe wrote:
> 
> the ipw2200 module in the kernel doesn't have the monitor mode enabled.
> It should be enabled like the one for ipw2100 but trying to enable it via
> menuconfig on a vanilla .16 kernel doesn't allow this option.
> But it is in the code

this needs newer firmware and the fixes which went in after 2.6.16.
 
> linux-2.6.16/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
> ....
> 
> #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2200_MONITOR
>                 case IW_MODE_MONITOR:
>                         rc = ipw_get_fw(priv, &ucode,
>                                         IPW_FW_NAME("sniffer_ucode"));
> ....
> 
> Is it a upstream bug?

will be enabled in 2.6.17.

regards

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maks