Netgear card

[Jamon Camisso]

John McGregor wrote:
> Jamon Camisso wrote:
> 
>> If it says China it is version 2 and uses SoftMAC for firmware vs. 
>> version 1 which uses FullMAC (I think that's what the problem is, not 
>> exactly sure what it means though!). Version 2 might well use 
>> prism/gt, but because of the firmware issue, the prism driver just 
>> doesn't work properly. Seems work is being done (http://prism54.org), 
>> but that doesn't help you right now.
> According to Linux Watch, Softmac support has been incorporated into the 
> latest stable kernel version (Linux 2.6.17). Also included in this 
> release are drivers for the Broadcom 43xx series of cards. More here:
> 
> http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3690656353.html

Yeah, I saw that. I was more intetested in the ext3 performance increase 
than working wireless since mine has been fully supported for ages. 
You've spurred me on, I'm tweaking my 2.6.16 .config for 2.6.17 as I 
send this.

Jamon
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