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netmanny

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Registered: 2008-05-13

Posts: 41

[SOLVED] carl9170 ( ar9170 )

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170

Is the new module for Netgear WN111v2 among others.

Any one has had any luck making this Driver?

The home for driver
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developer … esting.git

The firmware
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170
I really don't know how to use git......
So any help Appreciated.

Last edited by netmanny (2012-09-30 01:51:06)

mariusmeyer

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From: Norway

Registered: 2009-04-25

Posts: 244

Re: [SOLVED] carl9170 ( ar9170 )

Hey netmanny.

Just wanted to let you know (if you're still interested) that I made a PKGBUILD for the carl9170 driver. It's in the AUR:  http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44100

Enjoy

netmanny

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Registered: 2008-05-13

Posts: 41

Re: [SOLVED] carl9170 ( ar9170 )

Thank you for your help. I went and bought an ath compatible one and left it alone gave the net gear one to a windows user. aka Wife.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: [SOLVED] carl9170 ( ar9170 )

Seems it doesn't matter to you now, but fyi carl9170 has been in the mainline kernel for quite a while.