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* Intersil Corporation as part of PRISM(R) chipset product development.
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* Intersil Corporation as part of PRISM(R) chipset product development.
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- additions to the MIB.
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- Cleaned up wireless extension stuff a little bit.
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- Cleaned up wireless extension stuff a little bit.
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- Add the Microsoft MN510 device ID.
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- Add the Microsoft MN510 device ID.
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- Finally fix the 'crash on unload' problem for 2.2.x kernels with PCI.
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- Finally fix the 'crash on unload' problem for 2.2.x kernels with PCI.
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NOTE: USB devices currently integrated into the hotplug subsystem, and
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NOTE: USB devices currently integrated into the hotplug subsystem, and
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use the /etc/wlan.conf configuration file.
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use the /etc/wlan.conf configuration file.
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IMPORTANT: Due to an issue with the current firmware in Prism USB
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IMPORTANT: Due to an issue with some versions of the Prism USB firmware,
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devices, the driver must usually do a port reset (which is normally
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the driver usually needs to perform a port reset.
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handled by usbcore).
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Some combinations of usb low-level drivers, kernel releases, and
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Some combinations of usb low-level drivers, kernel releases, and
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hardware don't like this, and usually end up generating a kernel OOPS.
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hardware don't like this, and usually end up generating a kernel OOPS.
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newer kernels are much better in this regard. In particular, Intel usb
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newer kernels are much better in this regard. In particular, Intel usb
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controllers are the most trouble-prone.
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controllers are the most trouble-prone.
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Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about it until new firmware
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The OOPS is due to bugs in the linux USB core, and newer kernels
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becomes available. The good news is that the firmware developers are aware
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(2.4.19 and later) behave much better in this regard.
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of the problem, they have a fix, and the new firmware is coming, we just
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don't know precisely when it will be available. It all depends on how quickly
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However, the good news is that primary firmware 1.1.2 seems to resolve
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they can get it through their QA process. When it does become available,
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the need for the port reset to begin with. Contact your vendor to
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install it in your device using the Windows firmware update utility,
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request this update.
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remove the "prism2_doreset" on the modprobe command line above and everything
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will work just peachy.
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- Make the command-completion interrupt driven vs busywaiting.
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- Make the command-completion interrupt driven vs busywaiting.
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- Possibly hook up DMA on the Rx side for PCI devices
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- Possibly hook up DMA on the Rx side for PCI devices
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- Further investigate lingering SMP issues
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- Further investigate lingering SMP issues
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- Add a query of the ifstate.
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- Move all of the wireless extensions work up to p80211 so that the new
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- Move all of the wireless extensions work up to p80211 so that the new
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MACs will get wireless extensions support for free!
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MACs will get wireless extensions support for free!
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- [USB] Remove driver's port-reset when new primary firmware becomes
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- [USB] Remove driver's port-reset when new primary firmware becomes
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