gentoo & ipw3945

[gojita]

Hello,

I've got a DELL inspiron 6400 and I try to make working my:
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

I've saw some topic on google speaking about installation of this adapter but none of them is working.
(for example: http://www.sabayonlinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_6400/e1505 )

I've first tried to install ieee80211 ebuild (as I was with a 2.6.17 kernel) and this last one failed with the following:

* Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
* ieee80211-1.1.13 requires the in-kernel version of the IEEE802.11 subsystem to be disabled (CONFIG_IEEE80211)
* Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
* Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
* Once you have satisfied these options, please try merging
* this package again.

!!! ERROR: net-wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13-r1 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1630: Called dyn_setup
ebuild.sh, line 702: Called qa_call 'pkg_setup'
ebuild.sh, line 38: Called pkg_setup
ieee80211-1.1.13-r1.ebuild, line 37: Called linux-mod_pkg_setup
linux-mod.eclass, line 458: Called linux-info_pkg_setup
linux-info.eclass, line 572: Called check_extra_config
linux-info.eclass, line 471: Called die

!!! Incorrect kernel configuration options
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
!!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/ieee80211-1.1.13-r1/temp/build.log'.


Ok, then, I upgrade to gentoo-source-2.6.19-r5

And tried to

[mindpatching]

unmerge the stack and enable "generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack in the kernel", enable WEP encryption and CCMP too if you plan to use WEP or WPA.