Larry has reported success getting scan data with an LP-PHY device,
so it's probably time to release LP-PHY support for testing.
Also disable 802.11a support for now, as 802.11a currently causes
the driver to panic on startup (NULL pointer dereference).
Signed-off-by: Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
- bool "IEEE 802.11g LP-PHY support (BROKEN)"
- depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
+ bool "Support for low-power (LP-PHY) devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
Support for the LP-PHY.
---help---
Support for the LP-PHY.
- The LP-PHY is an IEEE 802.11g based PHY built into some notebooks
- and embedded devices.
-
- THIS IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT WORK YET.
+ The LP-PHY is a low-power PHY built into some notebooks
+ and embedded devices. It supports 802.11a/g
+ (802.11a support is optional, and currently disabled).
+ This is heavily experimental, and probably will not work for you.
+ Say N unless you want to help debug the driver.
# This config option automatically enables b43 LEDS support,
# if it's possible.
# This config option automatically enables b43 LEDS support,
# if it's possible.
have_5ghz_phy = 1;
break;
case B43_PHYTYPE_LP: //FIXME not always!
have_5ghz_phy = 1;
break;
case B43_PHYTYPE_LP: //FIXME not always!
+#if 0 //FIXME enabling 5GHz causes a NULL pointer dereference
case B43_PHYTYPE_G:
case B43_PHYTYPE_N:
have_2ghz_phy = 1;
case B43_PHYTYPE_G:
case B43_PHYTYPE_N:
have_2ghz_phy = 1;