Bug 468599 - Add Atheros 802.11n USB driver
Summary: Add Atheros 802.11n USB driver
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: John W. Linville
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-10-26 17:05 UTC by scmuser
Modified: 2008-10-28 15:32 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-10-28 15:32:47 UTC
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Description scmuser 2008-10-26 17:05:57 UTC 
Description of problem:
Atheros just released their 802.11n USB driver as Open Source.  This will be accepted upstream very quickly. See here,
https://lists.madwifi-project.org/pipermail/otus-devel/2008-October/thread.html


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
It's been known to work with 2.6.27.4

How reproducible:


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Actual results:
Atheros USB 802.11n driver works.

Expected results:


Additional info:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/otus
Comment 1 John W. Linville 2008-10-28 15:32:47 UTC 
Greg K-H has added this driver to drivers/staging -- dunno what the Fedora kernel policy is on enabling those drivers.

Personally, I'm opposed to this driver as it stands today -- it doesn't even properly support the Wireless Extension API, and it requires its own wpa_supplicant driver.  If/when it gets merged to drivers/wireless, then I will support it being enabled in Fedora.
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