Hopefully people can understand this better.
Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Larry Finger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Index: wireless-dev-new/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev-new.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig 2007-08-23
22:55:18.000000000 +0200
+++ wireless-dev-new/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig 2007-08-23
23:31:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
config B43
tristate "Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack)"
- depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
+ depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && WLAN_80211
select SSB
select FW_LOADER
select HW_RANDOM
---help---
- This is an experimental driver for the Broadcom 43xx wireless chip,
- found in the Apple Airport Extreme and various other devices. This
- driver supports 802.11a and 802.11g, but not 802.11b. As a result,
- BCM4301 and BCM4303 are not supported - use b43legacy instead.
- It is safe to include both b43 and b43legacy as the ssb driver will
- load the correct version for your device.
+ b43 is a driver for the Broadcom 43xx series wireless devices.
+
+ Check "lspci" for something like
+ "Broadcom Corporation BCM43XX 802.11 Wireless LAN Controller"
+ to determine whether you own such a device.
+
+ This driver supports the new BCM43xx IEEE 802.11G devices, but not
+ the old IEEE 802.11B devices. Old devices are supported by
+ the b43legacy driver.
+ Note that this has nothing to do with the standard that your
AccessPoint
+ supports (A, B, G or a combination).
+ IEEE 802.11G devices can talk to IEEE 802.11B AccessPoints.
+
+ It is safe to include both b43 and b43legacy as the underlying glue
+ layer will automatically load the correct version for your device.
This driver uses V4 firmware, which must be installed separately using
b43-fwcutter.
This driver can be built as a module (recommended) that will be
called "b43".
+ If unsure, say M.
# Auto-select SSB PCI-HOST support, if possible
config B43_PCI_AUTOSELECT
@@ -32,8 +42,8 @@ config B43_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT
default y
config B43_PCMCIA
- bool "Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support"
- depends on B43 && SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE
+ bool "Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on B43 && SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE && EXPERIMENTAL
select SSB_PCMCIAHOST
---help---
Broadcom 43xx PCMCIA device support.
@@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ config B43_PCMCIA
Support for 16bit PCMCIA devices.
Please note that most PC-CARD devices are _NOT_ 16bit PCMCIA
devices, but 32bit CardBUS devices. CardBUS devices are supported
- by "B43 PCI device support".
+ out of the box by b43.
With this config option you can drive b43 cards in
CompactFlash formfactor in a PCMCIA adaptor.
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