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BoomN

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Registered: 2003-11-12

Posts: 37

wireless_tools

I am using the stock 2.6.7 kernel and wireless_tools package.
When i run try to run iwconfig with the prism54 kernel module, it gives me an error that the driver uses a newer version of Wireless Extension. Is this package really out of date?  Their isnt a newer version available from its website.  ...or is this just a problem with the module i'm using.  I'm confused here

Edit.  I found the cause of my problems.  The PKGBUILD for wireless_tools forces has FORCE_WEXT_VERSION=15, but the driver form the kernel is up to version 16
Does anyone having this error when using wireless tools with other drivers?
Is it time the package was updated, or is something else holding it back?

dp

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From: Zürich, Switzerland

Registered: 2003-05-27

Posts: 3,378

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Re: wireless_tools

i also got this error, but wireless works, so i never wondered --- i use orinoco_pci driver

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Fox

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Registered: 2004-07-28

Posts: 124

Re: wireless_tools

My Atmel modul works (I installed it before 5 minutes). I didn't get any errors. Try to compile the package yourself: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tou … tml#latest

BoomN

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Registered: 2003-11-12

Posts: 37

Re: wireless_tools

I ended using ABS to get the PKGBUILD and rebuilt it without that line.
Works great now

dp

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From: Zürich, Switzerland

Registered: 2003-05-27

Posts: 3,378

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Re: wireless_tools

I ended using ABS to get the PKGBUILD and rebuilt it without that line.
Works great now

post a bug that the maiintaner removes the line or changes that to "16" to be the  sameversion

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BoomN

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Registered: 2003-11-12

Posts: 37

Re: wireless_tools

OK... just added it