Hopefully people can understand this better. Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <mb@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Larry Finger <larry.finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Index: wireless-dev-new/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig =================================================================== --- wireless-dev-new.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig 2007-08-23 22:55:18.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-dev-new/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig 2007-08-23 23:31:09.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,21 +1,31 @@ config B43 tristate "Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack)" - depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL + depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 select SSB select FW_LOADER select HW_RANDOM ---help--- - This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless chip, - found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other devices. This - driver supports 802.11a and 802.11g, but not 802.11b. As a result, - BCM4301 and BCM4303 are not supported - use b43legacy instead. - It is safe to include both b43 and b43legacy as the ssb driver will - load the correct version for your device. + b43 is a driver for the Broadcom 43xx series wireless devices. + + Check "lspci" for something like + "Broadcom Corporation BCM43XX 802.11 Wireless LAN Controller" + to determine whether you own such a device. + + This driver supports the new BCM43xx IEEE 802.11G devices, but not + the old IEEE 802.11B devices. Old devices are supported by + the b43legacy driver. + Note that this has nothing to do with the standard that your AccessPoint + supports (A, B, G or a combination). + IEEE 802.11G devices can talk to IEEE 802.11B AccessPoints. + + It is safe to include both b43 and b43legacy as the underlying glue + layer will automatically load the correct version for your device. This driver uses V4 firmware, which must be installed separately using b43-fwcutter. This driver can be built as a module (recommended) that will be called "b43". + If unsure, say M. # Auto-select SSB PCI-HOST support, if possible config B43_PCI_AUTOSELECT @@ -32,8 +42,8 @@ config B43_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT default y config B43_PCMCIA - bool "Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support" - depends on B43 && SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE + bool "Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on B43 && SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE && EXPERIMENTAL select SSB_PCMCIAHOST ---help--- Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support. @@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ config B43_PCMCIA Support for 16bit PCMCIA devices. Please note that most PC-CARD devices are _NOT_ 16bit PCMCIA devices, but 32bit CardBUS devices. CardBUS devices are supported - by "B43 PCI device support". + out of the box by b43. With this config option you can drive b43 cards in CompactFlash formfactor in a PCMCIA adaptor. -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
