Return-path: Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:35732 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752062AbYHNKAF (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:05 -0400 Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1KTZcg-0001Ok-BH for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:02 +0000 Received: from htibin536-bam.bfh.ch ([147.87.109.9]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:02 +0000 Received: from michael.bernhard by htibin536-bam.bfh.ch with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:02 +0000 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: "Bernhard Michael [bam8]" Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc ... iwl3945 regression? Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:58:59 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20080814_120010_374765_11C7DDF5) References: <200808140208.18969.david-b@pacbell.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed In-Reply-To: <200808140208.18969.david-b@pacbell.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > But with 2.6.27-rc, that's not true. Left-click shows me two "Wired" > networks, "Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection" > replacing the list of cells I would expect. Status of RF switch > at boot doesn't matter. You have to select "Wireless extensions sysfs files" (WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS) in the kernel config. AFIK the Network Manager (in Ubuntu 8.04) uses this entry to determine whether an interface is wireless or not. Michael