[CoLoCo] WiFi Problems

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:42 PM, NICK VERBECK <nerdynick at gmail.com> wrote:
> So I just got done trying to get the wireless card to work on a new HP
> dv6812nr and figured I would post a link here just in case anyone else
> seems the have the same problem. It also seems to be the same problem
> that EEEPc users may also experience with there wifi.
>
> The problem resides in the newer Atheros wireless (AR5007) chipsets
> and the current stable madWifi drivers not supporting them yet. The
> current trunk however does for 64 as well as it looks like 32 bit
> cpus.
>
> If this sounds a bit like your problem as well you can find all the
> links and information here:
> http://blog.nerdynick.com/2008/06/23/hp-dr6812nr-wifi-woos/
>

I'm just curious whether this has (possibly long ago) been
incorporated in sid and the non-free modules support that sidux
provides. I have an older Thinkpad, and the Atheros chip there has
always just worked, no horsing around required.



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Collins Richey
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