Return-path: Received: from mail-wg0-f46.google.com ([74.125.82.46]:62655 "EHLO mail-wg0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753028Ab3CFUcZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:32:25 -0500 Received: by mail-wg0-f46.google.com with SMTP id fg15so7986991wgb.25 for ; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:32:24 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87boawaamw.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> References: <20790.56369.998911.884240@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <87boawaamw.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 04:32:24 +0800 Message-ID: (sfid-20130306_213233_529908_817EFE84) Subject: Re: [ath9k] Recent driver versions break compatibility with AR9285 for me From: Nick Thomas To: Kalle Valo Cc: Sujith Manoharan , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Kalle, I'll try those things! Nick On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: > 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