X-Git-Url: http://git.ozo.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=25846f23307325536ae08d08b746005c462ab664;hb=56076e4f264ff048bfc7d5fa2b6a4fcc5457f7a9;hp=2492b87109c9306199d8ea428d527fbb02891bc0;hpb=57024653213ca800870f3dd899b86e6f1db0a8ec;p=madwifi%2F.git diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 2492b87..25846f2 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ Requirements was compiled by gcc 3.4.2). Ignoring this rule will cause "Invalid module format" errors during module load. -Linux 2.4.x kernels starting with 2.4.22 and 2.6 kernels should work -without problems. Due to quick pace of Linux development, there is no -way compatibility with the future 2.6 kernels can be ensured. However, -the latest 2.6 kernel at the time of the release should be expected to -work. +Linux kernels starting with version 2.6.13 should work without problems. +Due to quick pace of Linux development, there is no way compatibility +with the future 2.6 kernels can be ensured. However, the latest 2.6 +kernel at the time of the release should be expected to work. For AHB +support, Linux 2.6.15 or newer is required. Automatic module loading support (CONFIG_KMOD) is highly recommended; otherwise, you'll need to load all required modules manually. @@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ in the top-level MadWifi source directory to build all the modules for the currently running system. You MUST do a "make clean" before compiling for a different version of -Linux, e.g. building for 2.6 after building for 2.4. +Linux. If you want to compile MadWifi for a different kernel, you need to specify the location of the kernel build tree, e.g.: - $ make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.6.3 + $ make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-3.12 Note that you can also specify this path by setting an environment variable; e.g. - $ export KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.6.3 + $ export KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-3.12 $ make If the kernel was built outside the source directory, KERNELPATH should @@ -181,4 +181,4 @@ Further information on how to work with the driver can be found in the file README. In addition, the project's wiki has a lot of valuable information: -http://madwifi.org/ +http://madwifi-project.org/