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Bug 417489 - enable CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI in kernel config
Summary: enable CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI in kernel config
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: InstallCD (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
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: 427804 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2012-05-25 12:10 UTC by Ortwin Glueck
Modified: 2012-10-07 20:25 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Description Ortwin Glueck 2012-05-25 12:10:45 UTC
The kernel of the installer CD has CONFIG_ATH9K enabled, but not CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI. That Atheros chipset is very popular on notebooks these days (Apple, HP, Asus). And they all use the PCIe version. Without that option the wireless won't work on these laptops. And Netbooks usually come with no Ethernet.

I had to resort to SystemRescueCD to install Gentoo on several laptops for exactly this reason.
Comment 1 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2012-07-23 23:24:55 UTC
*** Bug 427804 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2012-10-01 04:13:52 UTC
Please test the latest iso[1] as it should include support for ath9k_pci.

 [1] - http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/current-iso/install-amd64-minimal-20120917.iso
Comment 3 Ortwin Glueck 2012-10-02 19:29:56 UTC
Tested. Works as expected. Thanks a lot!
Comment 4 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2012-10-07 20:25:19 UTC
Closing per last comment.