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diff --git a/network/madwifi-tools/README b/network/madwifi-tools/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4405ef0d42 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/madwifi-tools/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +MadWifi - a Linux kernel device driver for Wireless LAN chipsets from Atheros. + +NOTE: MadWifi 0.9.2.1 and earlier do NOT compile against kernel 2.6.19 and + higher. MadWifi 0.9.3 will address this issue. SlackBuilds for + madwifi-tools and madwifi-driver will be updated when 0.9.3 is + released. + +A wireless card compatibility matrix is available at: +http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility + +This SlackBuild builds the madwifi tools, not the kernel module. You will +need to use the "madwifi-driver" SlackBuild to build the madwifi module for +your kernel version. + +Requirements for configuring the wireless card: + iwconfig -- part of "wireless-tools" package in /n for Slackware 11.0 + wpa_supplicant -- if you use WPA encryption. + -- Available in /testing for Slackware 11.0 + +NOTE: You can place the SlackBuild and slack-desc.{tools,driver} files + in the same directory without conflicts, and then you only have to + keep one copy of the madwifi source code around... |