Return-path: Received: from purkki.adurom.net ([80.68.90.206]:38782 "EHLO purkki.adurom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757175Ab3CFODV (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:03:21 -0500 From: Kalle Valo To: Nick Thomas Cc: Sujith Manoharan , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ath9k] Recent driver versions break compatibility with AR9285 for me References: <20790.56369.998911.884240@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:03:19 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Nick Thomas's message of "Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:00:13 -0700") Message-ID: <87boawaamw.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (sfid-20130306_150324_849535_68A73298) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Nick Thomas writes: > The latter iwconfig readout is from an old kernel version (3.2.39), > where the card does indeed work. What I wish to report is that in a > more recent kernel version (3.7.10), the card doesn't work (iwconfig > says "no wireless extensions"). It's not a problem for me (I'm happily > using the old kernel), but I thought it was worth reporting. What if 3.7.10 kernel just doesn't have the old wireless extensions (CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT) enabled? Did you try iw which uses nl80211? http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw -- Kalle Valo