Bug 417489

Summary:	enable CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI in kernel config
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Ortwin Glueck <odi>
Component:	InstallCD	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	vasco.figueira
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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

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

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

2012-10-07 20:25:19 UTC

Closing per last comment.