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>> > I've satisfied these requirements: |
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>> > Depends on: NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=y] && SSB_POSSIBLE [=y] && |
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>> > MAC80211 [=n] && HAS_DMA [=y] |
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>> > but I don't see the option here: |
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>> > Location: |
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>> > -> Device Drivers |
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>> > -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) |
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>> > -> Wireless LAN (WLAN [=y]) |
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>> > Does anyone know how to make it appear? |
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>> > - Grant |
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>> What is 'b43'? |
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>> When I have that problem I typically start with |
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>> cat /usr/src/.config | grep b43 |
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>> which returns nothing implying to me that b43 doesn't exist at all. |
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>> - Mark |
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> Mark this isn't a good test. It only says that your config doesn't contain |
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> references to b43. |
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> If you do "make menuconfig" and then search for b43 (type slash to reach the |
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> search functionality) many entries will show up: I count 23 hits in |
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> 2.6.39-gentoo-r1 kernel. |
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> Grant: you say that the requirements are satisfied, yet I see "MAC80211 |
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> [=n]", could be it? Same way as above to see where the option you lack can |
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> HTH |
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> Francesco |
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Ah, thank you Francesco. I was reading that to mean that it was |
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required for MAC80211 to *not* be selected. Now I've got it. |
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- Grant |