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diff --git a/network/madwifi-driver/README b/network/madwifi-driver/README index b1ce2d9bc2..c65140458e 100644 --- a/network/madwifi-driver/README +++ b/network/madwifi-driver/README @@ -10,23 +10,17 @@ kernel version, two things are required: 2) run the script as: KERNELVERSION=<version> sh madwifi-driver.SlackBuild In place of <version> use only the version, not the full path. The <version> string from 1) and 2) must be identical. - Examples: KERNELVERSION=2.4.33.3 or KERNELVERSION=2.6.18 + Example: KERNELVERSION=2.6.22.7 The kernel module will then be installed to /lib/modules/<version>/.... You may use this SlackBuild to build the madwifi module for as many *different* kernels as you like and they can be installed alongside each other without conflict. -NOTE: MadWifi 0.9.2.1 and earlier do NOT compile against kernel 2.6.19 and - higher. MadWifi 0.9.3 will address this issue. SlackBuilds for - madwifi-tools and madwifi-driver will be updated when 0.9.3 is - released. - Requirements: Kernel requirements: Linux Kernel 2.4.23+ or 2.6.x series Kernel source and headers of running kernel - No module versioning support option CONFIG_MODVERSIONS Wireless Extensions support in kernel @@ -42,11 +36,9 @@ Kernel requirements: Requirements for configuring the wireless card: madwifi-tools -- suite of tools designed specifically for madwifi-supported cards - iwconfig -- part of "wireless-tools" package in /n for Slackware 11.0 - wpa_supplicant -- for WPA encrypted networks. - -- Available in /testing for Slackware 11.0 + iwconfig -- part of "wireless-tools" package in N series + wpa_supplicant -- for WPA encrypted networks - in N package series NOTE: You can place the SlackBuild and slack-desc.{tools,driver} files in the same directory without conflicts, and then you only have to keep one copy of the madwifi source code around... - |