How-to su come installare i driver compat-wireless su Debian Squeeze/Sid. Su ubuntu si trovano nei repo sotto la voce linux-backports-modules-wireless, mentre per chi usa Debian e non solo si può usare questo metodo:
$
wget https://wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
$
tar xjvf compat-wireless-2.6*.tar.bz2
$
cd compat-wireless-*
a questo punto vediamo la lista dei driver racchiusi all'interno:
$ ./scripts/driver-select - it
edmond@debianbox:~/Scaricati/compat-wireless-2010-11-26$ ./scripts/driver-select – it
Usage: ./scripts/driver-select [ <driver-name> | <driver-group-name> | restore ]
Supported 802.11 drivers:
ath5k
ath9k
ath9k_htc
carl9170
b43
zd1211rw
rt2x00
wl1251
wl12xx
ath6kl
brcm80211Supported group drivers:
atheros < ath5k ath9k carl9170 zd1211rw >
ath < ath5k ath9k carl9170 >
intel < iwl3945 iwlagn ipw2100 ipw2200 >
iwlwifi < iwl3945 iwlagn >
rtl818x < rtl8180 rtl8187 >
wl12xx < wl1251 wl12xx (SPI and SDIO)>Supported group drivers: Bluetooth & Ethernet:
atlxx < atl1 atl2 atl1e atl1c >
bt < Linux bluetooth drivers >
Restoring compat-wireless:
restore: you can use this option to restore compat-wireless to the original state
scegliere il driver da compilare (es: rt2x00)
$ ./scripts/driver-select rt2x00
$ make
# make install
# make unload
# make load
oppure:
# modprobe nome_driver