Bug 157886

Summary:	net-wireless/ipw2100-1.2.1-r1 -- Wireless Extensions API change in kernel 2.6.19 -- ESSID
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Johan Hovold <jhovold>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Christian Heim (RETIRED) <phreak>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	latexer
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://lwn.net/Articles/202838/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	156669
Attachments:	ipw2100-1.2.1-essid.patch

Description Johan Hovold 2006-12-11 22:25:31 UTC

Cannot connect to AP with kernel 2.6.19 due to change in Wireless Extensions API. 

References: 
 - http://lwn.net/Articles/202838/
 - http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/219
 - http://bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1146

Comment 1 Johan Hovold 2006-12-11 22:30:16 UTC

Created attachment 103844 [details, diff]
ipw2100-1.2.1-essid.patch

This patch (based on a patch for ipw3945 by Jean Tourrilhes) makes the driver able to connect, but I'm not sure if it causes any other problems. 

See also: 
 - http://bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1146

Comment 2 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-16 13:51:46 UTC

I'm confused why you're calling this 1.2.1-r1 since 1.2.1 includes this fix... 1.2.1 isn't in Portage yet.

Comment 3 Christian Heim (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-17 17:53:51 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> I'm confused why you're calling this 1.2.1-r1 since 1.2.1 includes this fix...
> 1.2.1 isn't in Portage yet.

Err ? That is in portage since brix added it back when he was a dev.

Anyway, I just commited an version bump including Johan's patch for ipw2100 to work with >=2.6.19. Thanks !