>>>>> "A" == Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
A> prism2_cs and orinoco_cs are essentially competitors
The docs say they apply to different chipsets. Orinoco describes
itself as a driver for the hermes chipset, prism2_cs is for Intersil
Prism2. I have no idea what that means (maybe Hermes _is_ Prism2?)
but I do know that these wireless modules have been in the cooker
since at least 8.0 and they have never worked with my Prism2 linksys
cards.
According to the google results, the orinoco_cs module crashes
everyone else's machines too -- mine locks so hard I have to remove
the battery to reboot.
A> - they support the same cards. I think we favour putting
A> orinoco_cs as the default, as it complies with the kernel
A> wireless standards, whereas linux-wlan-ng doesn't.
Curious and interesting -- again, the google usenet search results end
in replies recommending "remove the Mandrake modules and install
linux-wlan-ng from the sources" ... which is not really an option for
many enterprise and non-technical users.
If anyone /has/ successfully run the orinoco_cs drivers on a Prism2.5
card, we should get them to post a testimony somewhere to balance out
google's picture ;) -- it's certainly never worked for me.
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