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Eleazar Anzola
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 Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: [Kernel] ipw2200 wireless network card (solved) |
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Hi,
I emerged from inconvenient 3.6.1-gentoo kernel, which is the one currently works with all drivers of my laptop Dell Inspiron 1300, successive versions no longer include the ipw2200 wireless network for my card.
I can not find the option to activate or add and so update to version 3.6.6-gentoo.
Until now I've searched the forums but apparently no one else has this problem arisen.
I would appreciate if someone can help me solve the problem.
Grateful to your kind comments
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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it's still in there
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hplaptop ~ # cd /usr/src/linux-3.6.6-gentoo/
hplaptop linux-3.6.6-gentoo # grep 2200 .config
# CONFIG_IPW2200 is not set
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a few tricks that may help:
*when in menuconfig, hit the / (forward slash) to search, and key in the symbol name (e.g. CONFIG_IPW2200)
*some of the wireless drivers require WIRELESS_EXT/WEXT be enabled in order for them to even show up in menuconfig. I don't recall offhand, but, sometimes those symbols for wireless extensions cannot be enabled directly (are hidden), so you have to enable CONFIG_HOSTAP, which quietly enables them. I think, however, that in the case of IPW2200, this does not apply. You need only make sure CFG80211 and CFG80211_WEXT are enabled, then IPW2200 will become visible
That should get you started more or less.
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Eleazar Anzola
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | it's still in there
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hplaptop ~ # cd /usr/src/linux-3.6.6-gentoo/
hplaptop linux-3.6.6-gentoo # grep 2200 .config
# CONFIG_IPW2200 is not set
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a few tricks that may help:
*when in menuconfig, hit the / (forward slash) to search, and key in the symbol name (e.g. CONFIG_IPW2200)
*some of the wireless drivers require WIRELESS_EXT/WEXT be enabled in order for them to even show up in menuconfig. I don't recall offhand, but, sometimes those symbols for wireless extensions cannot be enabled directly (are hidden), so you have to enable CONFIG_HOSTAP, which quietly enables them. I think, however, that in the case of IPW2200, this does not apply. You need only make sure CFG80211 and CFG80211_WEXT are enabled, then IPW2200 will become visible
That should get you started more or less. |
Thanked precisely needed enabled | Code: | | Networking suport / wireless/cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility |
With that this solved the problem
Thanks again
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