Bug#576723: linux-2.6: [2.6.33] mising rt2860sta; rt2800 not suitable for replacement

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 09:31:48PM +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.33-1~experimental.2, 2.6.33-1~experimental.4
> Severity: normal
> Tags: experimental
> user: debian-eeepc-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
> usertag: features
> usertag: 901
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The 2.6.33 linux-image in experimental removed the rt2860sta driver 
> from staging and it seems to offer the rt2800 driver as a replacement. 
> The later doesn't work for me, however. I can't associate with my 
> access point using WPA2.
> 
> Hardware is Asus EeePC 901 (details in the info below).
> 
> Would it be possible to restore rt2860sta?

This change was unintentional; both rt2800pci and rt2860sta should be
included.  Please report your results with rt2800pci to
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org so the rt2800pci driver can be
improved.  I'll try to work out why rt2860sta has been disabled.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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