Re: at76c503a and Kernel 2.6.14

Linux 2.6.14 + at76c503a CVS (no patch) work almost fine for me.

The trick was to enable external firmware loading.  (udev, and hotplug)  
Here's how I install the firmware on my distro:
http://members.shaw.ca/nick.steeves/ports/atmel-firmware/Pkgfile

I forget where on the website it is, but one needs to disable the loading of 
built-in firmware, in the at76c503a CVS source.  I think one just needs to 
remove a few files...

The only problems I have are these:

1. Hotplug doesn't properly upload the firmware whenever I reboot.
2. Coldplug causes my kernel to OOPS. (thus I don't use it)
3. So I have to plug/replug my WUSB11 v2.6 each time I reboot, or else just 
run a script of mine to unload the at76c503 modules, and then reload them, 
and then bring the interface up.

So, does the patch which started this thread work for everyone?  Does this 
driver need the "generic 802.11 network stack" thingy for Linux kernel 
2.6.14?


Cheers,
Nick

On November 9, 2005 5:42, Christoph Biedl wrote:
> Hm,
>
> did I miss an announcement? at76c503a does not build against 2.6.14 due
> to minor changes in a) the usb stack (URB_ASYNC_UNLINK is now obsolete
> as far as I can see) and b) the wireless extensions (spy_offset is
> gone). The patch attached "works-for-me" by a) defining that constant
> to 0 and b) stealing the changes of wl3501_cs.c.
>
> However I'd be glad if anybody with more insight into the driver could
> take a look into this.
>
>     Christoph

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