On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 16:59 -0800, Tim Fenn wrote: >On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 11:41:46AM +1100, Rodd Clarkson wrote: >> >> ... it seems the the ipw2200 driver in the kernel is 0.13 (based on a >> less of >> /lib/modules/2.6.10-1.1155_FC4/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.ko, >> >> and then looking through the strings and seeing this: >> >> <6>ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 0.13 >> >> that the current version used it 0.13. Given that the current version >> is 1.0.1 and that there's been about 8 or nine releases since 0.13, what >> needs to be done to get a more up-to-date version included in the >> kernel? >> > >go to your nearest neigborhood friendly apt/yum repositories! > >http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/ipw2100/ >http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/ipw2100-testing/ >http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/ipw2200/ >http://atrpms.net/dist/fc3/ipw2200-testing/ > Useful to know, but it still leaves the question open, why are the current FC kernels (I'm using the rawhide kernels so the files above aren't a lot of use) sporting such an old driver for ipw2200, and what do I need to do to encourage the kernel maintainers for FC to update the driver? Rodd
