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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:44:57 -0800
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On Nov 14, 2007 12:27 PM, Urs Beyerle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks a lot for 5.1. Alpha. I will start testing tomorrow.
>
> Concerning the wireless drivers I would like to do the following:
> - Update ipw3945-firmware from 1.13 to 1.14
> - Update madwifi from 0.9.3.1 to 0.9.3.3
> - Add support for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN.
>
> I'm quite busy at the moment - as maybe everyone else ;-) Is somebody
> already working on the iwlwifi driver for Intel Wireless WiFi Link
> 4965AGN? I thought it was in RHEL 5.1 Beta, but I don't find it in RHEL
> 5.1 now? At least the mac80211.ko seems to be in 2.6.18-53.el5.
>
> Cheers,
>
>     Urs

In the 5.1 kernel 2.6.18-53.el5 (that I built earlier), I see
iwl4965.ko.  modinfo shows:

filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-53.el5ay/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965.ko
license:        GPL
author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
version:        1.0.0kd
description:    Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN driver for Linux
srcversion:     2F796437288E277C4772237
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004230sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004229sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        mac80211
vermagic:       2.6.18-53.el5ay SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1
parm:           antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int)
parm:           disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm:           hwcrypto:using hardware crypto engine (default 0 [software])
 (int)
parm:           debug:debug output mask (int)
parm:           disable_hw_scan:disable hardware scanning (default 0) (int)
parm:           qos_enable:enable all QoS functionality (int)

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