Bug 76769 - Add Netgear MA401RA wireless card info to /etc/pcmcia/config
Summary: Add Netgear MA401RA wireless card info to /etc/pcmcia/config
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel-pcmcia-cs
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-10-26 00:53 UTC by John R. Hover
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:32 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2003-04-21 16:01:26 UTC
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Description John R. Hover 2002-10-26 00:53:06 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Add the following to /etc/pcmcia/config to allow 
proper activation of the card. This makes it work for me:

card "NETGEAR MA401RA Wireless PC"
manfid 0x000b, 0x7300
bind "orinoco_cs"

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.1.31-9


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Plug in Netgear MA401RA.  
	

Actual Results:  Netgear MA401RA not bound to driver.

Expected Results:  Card should be automatically recognized on plugin.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Murray Cumming 2003-04-21 07:15:04 UTC 
This seems to have been added in RedHat 9, which recognises this card. But
performance is terrible with that driver. I've heard that the NetGear MA401RA,
as aopposed to the MA401, really has a Prism2 chipset, not an orinoco chipset.
Performance is better, but not great, with the wlan-ng drivers.
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2003-04-21 16:01:26 UTC 
Marking as fixed... I doubt the wlan-ng drivers will be added anytime soon.
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