Return-path: Received: from dell.nexicom.net ([216.168.96.13]:58411 "EHLO smtp.nexicom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753624Ab1AZWxO (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:53:14 -0500 Received: from mail.lockie.ca (dyn-dsl-mb-216-168-118-36.nexicom.net [216.168.118.36]) by smtp.nexicom.net (8.13.6/8.13.4) with ESMTP id p0QMrAtS021552 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:53:11 -0500 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.lockie.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id D53C1984A8 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:53:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4D40A5D5.90000@lockie.ca> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:53:09 -0500 From: James MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: linux-wireless Mailing List Subject: Re: no CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT References: <4D40774A.608@lockie.ca> <4D4090CD.9090407@hauke-m.de> In-Reply-To: <4D4090CD.9090407@hauke-m.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/26/11 16:23, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: > On 01/26/2011 08:34 PM, James wrote: >> I installed compat-wireless-2011-01-25 and iwlist doesn't work but iw does. >> The warning dmesg shows is "cfg80211: wext will not work because kernel >> was compiled with CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=n. Tools using wext interface, >> like iwconfig will not work." which is fine BUT my kernel is compiled with >> CONFIG_WIRELESS=y >> CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS=y >> and those are the only 2 'WIRELESS' anything. >> >> I have kernel 2.6.36.3. > Hi, > > you have to activate CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT and nothing else to use the > wext interface. You can not doe this directly in your kernel config, you > have to modify the KConfig or build something that depends on > CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT like ipw2200. Just set CONFIG_IPW200=m in the kernel > configuration and it will also activate CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y Ah, I googled before but I never found that, thanks. I will just try to use iw. :-)