getting ready for 0.1.16-pre1

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* Intersil Corporation as part of PRISM(R) chipset product development.
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-pre1
- wland was incorrectly using kernel headers in its compile.
- Adhoc mode was auto-roaming onto "any" SSID. Fixed.
- Implemented the dot11req_scan/dot11req_scan_results functions.
- Implemented the dot11req_scan & dot11req_scan_results functions.
This, combined with more intelligent startup scripts, will allow
you to per-network profiles.
- hfa384x.h updates.
- additions to the MIB.
- Rewrote most of the existing wireless extension code.
- Add the Microsoft MN510 device ID.
you per-network profiles. Scripts are unwritten as yet. :)
- hfa384x.h and MIB updates.
- Rewrote the wireless extension support code; moved to p80211 layer.
Now we're compatible with at least v6-v14, and everything
inbetween. We hook up to the new iw_request structure, which
makes further wireless extension support much easier to add.
- Add the Microsoft MN510 USB device ID.
- Finally fix the 'crash on unload' problem for 2.2.x kernels with PCI.
Turns out the kcompat24 code wasn't quite complete. (Matthew Rush)
- Cleaned up our usage of __FUNCTION__ to make gcc 3.x happy.

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@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ Q: How come the /proc/net/wireless info isn't updated when in monitor mode?
mode, you're not associated, so this information is by defintion
irrelevant.
And regardless, the hardware doesn't update the registers we poll to get
this information while in monitor mode.
And regardless, the hardware doesn't update the registers we poll to
obtain this information while in monitor mode.
Q: What do the various monitor mode options do?
@ -243,9 +243,13 @@ Q: How come iwconfig/iwspy/[random other wireless tool] doesn't work?
tools that closely mirror the 802.11 spec. Have a look
through the documentation and supplied scripts.
That said, if full wireless extension support is really
important to you, you're more than welcome to implement it
and submit a patch.
That said, if more complete (ie read/write) wireless extension
support is really important to you, you're more than welcome to
implement it and submit a patch.
As of 0.1.16-pre1, the wireless extension plumbing has been
re-written, and further support is much easier now. And many
more bits are hooked up now than before.
Q: Where can I download updated firmware for my Prism2/2.5/3-based card?
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Q: When using the wlan-ng driver on a multiprocessor machine, I get
packet corruption or random crashes/lockups.
0.1.15-pre2 is the culmination of a major internal restructure
of driver internals. Please give it (or newer) a shot if you're
using a SMP system; we expect it to be much improved even on
uniprocessor systems as we lock out system interrupts for far
less time now.
0.1.15-pre2 is the culmination of a major restructuring of
internal driver locking.. Please give it (or newer) a shot
if you're using a SMP system; we expect it to be much improved
even on uniprocessor systems as we lock out system interrupts for
far less time now.
Q: I have a PCI adapter, and upon resuming from a suspend, the device is not
responsive.
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drivers sometime in December. In the mean time, return the
card and buy one that works with Linux.
Q: I have a Linksys WMP11 v2.7 card; wny doesn't it work with this driver?
Q: I have a Linksys WMP11 v2.7 card; why doesn't it work with this driver?
Linksys, in their grand tradition, likes to introduce completely
new cards but re-use the model number. The WMP11 v2.7 utilizes the