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Bug 157886 - net-wireless/ipw2100-1.2.1-r1 -- Wireless Extensions API change in kernel 2.6.19 -- ESSID
Summary: net-wireless/ipw2100-1.2.1-r1 -- Wireless Extensions API change in kernel 2.6...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Christian Heim (RETIRED)
URL: http://lwn.net/Articles/202838/
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Blocks: kernel-2.6.19
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Reported: 2006-12-11 22:25 UTC by Johan Hovold
Modified: 2006-12-17 17:53 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
ipw2100-1.2.1-essid.patch (ipw2100-1.2.1-essid.patch,1.18 KB, patch)
2006-12-11 22:30 UTC, Johan Hovold 		Details | Diff
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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 !