Have been usng compat for months now with no problems. 1. upgraded ubuntu hardy to intrepid alpha with new kernel (previous 2.6.24-19 generic) 2. wireless 3945 worked out of the box, even 3945 led blinking (but slowly instead of fast like used to with network traffic) compat-wireless-2008-07-18 Following err's: make: /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c: In function 'iwl_led_brightness_set': /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: 'led_type_str' undeclared (first use in this function) /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: for each function it appears in.) make[4]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi] Error 2 make[2]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless] Error 2 make[1]: *** [_module_/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-4-generic' make: *** [modules] Error 2 sudo make install: make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-4-generic/build M=/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18 modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-4-generic' CC [M] /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.o /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c: In function 'iwl_led_brightness_set': /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: 'led_type_str' undeclared (first use in this function) /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once /home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c:198: error: for each function it appears in.) make[4]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi] Error 2 make[2]: *** [/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18/drivers/net/wireless] Error 2 make[1]: *** [_module_/home/brian/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-4-generic' make: *** [modules] Error 2 brian@brian-laptop:~/Desktop/Downloads/compat-wireless-2008-07-18$ did not see the normal message telling me to use unload / load so think the process just stopped so I did not proceed with these steps. Thanks, Brian (linux user 1 year-yeah noob) -- 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