v23

[android-x86/external-wireless-tools.git] / wireless_tools / INSTALL

diff --git a/wireless_tools/INSTALL b/wireless_tools/INSTALL
index 6093c2e..efa4eca 100644 (file)
--- a/wireless_tools/INSTALL
+++ b/wireless_tools/INSTALL
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ You need :
                Note : CONFIG_NET_RADIO must be enabled
        o (Optional) A Pcmcia package supporting Wireless Extension
        o A driver supporting wireless extensions
-               -> Wavelan isa
-               -> Wavelan pcmcia
-               -> Netwave pcmcia
-               -> Wavelan IEEE pcmcia drivers
-               -> Aironet MPL driver
-               -> Proxim RangeLan2/Symphony driver
-               -> Raylink/WegGear2.4 driver
-               -> Check my web page for latest list of drivers,
+               -> Check my web pages for latest list of drivers,
                        otherwise patch your favourite driver...
        Note : more recent kernels and drivers are likely to support
                more wireless extension features...
@@ -34,16 +27,12 @@ Recommended versions :
        o Kernel (wireless extension definition) :
                -> Kernel 2.2.14 onward
                -> Kernel 2.3.24 onward
+               -> Kernel 2.4.0 onward
        o Pcmcia package :
                -> Pcmcia 3.1.15 onward
        o Drivers with wireless extension support :
-               -> Wavelan isa from kernels above
-               -> Wavelan pcmcia from pcmcia 3.1.1 onward
-               -> Netwave pcmcia from pcmcia 3.1.2 onward
-               -> Wavelan IEEE pcmcia GPL driver (wvlan_cs) 1.0.5 onward
-               -> Aironet MPL driver (airo_cs.c) 1.4 onward
-               -> Proxim RangeLan2/Symphony driver 1.4.3 onward
-               -> Raylink/WegGear2.4 driver 1.70 (note : read only)
+               -> Check my web pages for latest list of drivers,
+                       otherwise patch your favourite driver...
 
 Compile wireless tools :
 ----------------------
@@ -68,12 +57,13 @@ mandatory...
 Kernel headers (why it doesn't compile) :
 ---------------------------------------
        Some changes in the kernel headers and glibc headers are
-making my life difficult.
-       If you have glibc and kernel 2.2.X headers (or greater), that
-should be all right. This is the default for most modern distributions.
-       In the other cases, depending on which version of the kernel
-headers (might be different from kernel) and library headers you have,
-you need to play with the options at the top of the Makefile.
+making my life difficult. We now have a mechanism to automatically
+select the proper header based on various bits of information (libc
+version & kernel version), but it may fail to do the right thing.
+       You may also see the message :
+               "Your kernel/libc combination is not supported"
+       If this happens to you, you will need to hack the rules at the
+top of iwlib.h and send me the patch.
 
        The second issue is that some distributions install some
 independant kernel headers in /usr/include. If you upgrade your