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and I was doing some looking around and here are a couple of pages |
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that might help you getting it working |
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http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_ar5212 |
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http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility |
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=460372 |
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Jon |
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On 8/13/06, Alan O'Keefe <alan@××××××××××××××××××××.au> wrote: |
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> Hi Gavin |
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> You need to emerge the package "net-wireless/madwifi-ng" to get the |
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> kernel module for Atheros Wireless chipsets. |
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> Regards |
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> Alan |
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> Gavin Seddon wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > I assumed a graphical install would sort out wireless. |
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> > Anyway, I am sticking with ther 'normal' Gentoo install. I am used to |
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> > it. |
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> > lspci shows |
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> > 'atheros AR5212 802.11abg |
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> > and lsmod shows yenta_socket and pcmcia core. |
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> > I'm unsure which adapter I'll check dmesg. Anyway the docs tell of a |
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> > couple of inst methods but don't say how to setup the devices initially. |
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> > Howw should I proceed? |
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> > Thanks. |
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> > Gavin. |
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