Re: Bug#491601: madwifi-source fails to build against 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486

[Michael Goetze <mgoetze@mgoetze.net>]

Hi Kel,
> Please test/consider the below backports for one of the upcoming  
> stable
> updates. Michael if you could test them that would help alot, i've  
> not able to
> test the driver, on etch, with supported hardware, have only been  
> able to
> ensure it is compiling in etch with Linux 2.6.18 and 2.6.24.

thanks for your fast work. When I tried to auto-install this, I got:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of madwifi- 
modules-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486:
 madwifi-modules-2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-486 depends on madwifi-tools (>=  
1:0.9.2+dfsg-1etch1); however:
  Version of madwifi-tools on system is 1:0.9.2+dfsg-1.

So I tried

dpkg -i --force-depends-version /usr/src/madwifi-modules-2.6.24- 
etchnhalf.1-486_0.9.4-1~etchnhalf.1+2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.4_i386.deb

and rebooted after adding ath5k to my blacklist. I didn't even need  
to stick an ethernet or null modem cable into my router, it just came  
right back up with 2.6.24 and working wireless.

For reference, I have an AR5212-based MiniPCI card (PCI Device ID  
168c:001a).

Thanks again for this quick response, and I hope this can make it  
into etchnhalf!

Regards,
Michael