2011-01-25 17:52:02

by James

Subject: LIBIPW

/usr/src/compat-wireless-2011-01-24 $ sudo make
/usr/src/compat-wireless-2011-01-24/config.mk:202: "WARNING:
CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT will be deactivated or not working because kernel
was compiled with CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=n. Tools using wext interface like
iwconfig will not work. To activate it build your kernel e.g. with
CONFIG_LIBIPW=m."

$ sudo grep LIBIPW ../linux/.config
''

What does LIBIPW depend on?
I don't even see a choice to turn it on.

2011-01-25 18:06:46

by Randy Dunlap

Subject: Re: LIBIPW

On Tue, January 25, 2011 9:51 am, James wrote:
> /usr/src/compat-wireless-2011-01-24 $ sudo make
> /usr/src/compat-wireless-2011-01-24/config.mk:202: "WARNING:
> CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT will be deactivated or not working because kernel
> was compiled with CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=n. Tools using wext interface like
> iwconfig will not work. To activate it build your kernel e.g. with
> CONFIG_LIBIPW=m."
>
>
> $ sudo grep LIBIPW ../linux/.config
> ''
>
>
> What does LIBIPW depend on?
> I don't even see a choice to turn it on.

It's not a user-visible prompted symbol.
It's selected by IPW2100 or IPW2200.

Also, the help text for LIBIPW (in 2.6.37) says:

This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
networking stack. This component is deprecated in favor of the
mac80211 component.

--
~Randy