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@@ -146,12 +146,15 @@ config IPW2100
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configure your card:
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<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>.
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+ It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M)
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+ rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device
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+ initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens
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+ before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be
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+ unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build
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+ this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by
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+ including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs.
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- If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
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- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
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- say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
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- The module will be called ipw2100.ko.
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-
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config IPW2100_MONITOR
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bool "Enable promiscuous mode"
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depends on IPW2100
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@@ -201,11 +204,14 @@ config IPW2200
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configure your card:
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<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html>.
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-
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- If you want to compile the driver as a module ( = code which can be
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- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
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- say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.
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- The module will be called ipw2200.ko.
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+
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+ It is recommended that you compile this driver as a module (M)
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+ rather than built-in (Y). This driver requires firmware at device
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+ initialization time, and when built-in this typically happens
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+ before the filesystem is accessible (hence firmware will be
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+ unavailable and initialization will fail). If you do choose to build
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+ this driver into your kernel image, you can avoid this problem by
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+ including the firmware and a firmware loader in an initramfs.
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config IPW2200_MONITOR
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bool "Enable promiscuous mode"
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