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From: Jeremy Olexa <olexa@××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ipw2200 chipset mini wireless card
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 14:15:03
Message-Id: 445B58A1.2080304@cs.umn.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ipw2200 chipset mini wireless card by fire-eyes
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4 fire-eyes wrote:
5 > On Friday 05 May 2006 08:44, William Kenworthy wrote:
6 >> I have a new sony lappy with a ipw2200 chipset mini wireless card.
7 >> Should I be using the in kernel (2.6.16-r3) drivers or the builds in
8 >> portage? Is the a configuration guide for this setup on gentoo?
9 >
10 > Some will say in kernel, some will say use ebuilds. Honestly i'm not sure of
11 > the difference.
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13 Does anyone really know what the difference is? I originally used the
14 ebuilds because I could only assume that they will be more up to date.
15 But now I realize that new kernels come out pretty quick so I don't
16 think this is the case. Anyone have insight?
17
18 Back on topic, ditto what "fire-eyes" said. No guide needed it is pretty
19 simple.
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Re: [gentoo-user] ipw2200 chipset mini wireless card Raymond Lewis Rebbeck <dystopianray@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] ipw2200 chipset mini wireless card Jure Varlec <exzombie@×××××××××××××××.net>