Re: 2.6.29-rc2 rt2860 driver

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Jan 21 2009 - 01:54:18 EST


On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 06:30:01AM -0800, We La wrote:
> 1) In the press was published that 2.6.29 would include the rt2860
> WIFI driver. However, in 2.6.29-rc2 one find nowhere this driver.
> rt2x00 don't work, at least ifconfig ra0 up gives a error message.
> and to compile it from source code, works with 2.6.26.X but not with
> 2.6.29-rc2 (plenty error messages) What's the situation of the rt2860
> driver ?? The only senseful criterion for inclusion of a driver in
> the kernel is not the maturity of the code, but the number of sellings
> of that hardware in the shops, and that driver is necessary for msi
> wind notebooks, so it should be included into the kernel.

It is there, and I have gotten reports of it working properly. What
problems have you had with it?

thanks,

greg k-h
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