Bug#358617: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686: please enable CONFIG_IPW2200_MONITOR=y
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 07:11:12PM +0100, Noèl Köthe wrote:
> The monitor mode doesn't need newer firmware. Its available since 2.2
> firmware: ipw-2.4-sniffer.fw
>
> "May 17 2005 Changes in 1.0.4
> ...
> -Updated the firmware requirement from 2.2 to 2.3 which supports monitor
> mode.
> ..."
yes but buggy in 2.4
http://www.google.com/search?q=ipw2200%3A+Firmware+error+detected.+Restarting.&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
> So the ipw220 v 1.0.8 in the kernel is enough.
no do a better research.
> Ah, I looked into patch-2.6.16-git6 and the Kconfig addition is there.
indeed and with a better firmware loading implementation.
regards
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maks
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