[Bug 879] Review request:staging-kmod -- Selected kernel modules from linux-staging

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http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=879





--- Comment #5 from Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora at leemhuis.info>  2009-10-23 20:40:06 ---
http://www.leemhuis.info/files/fedora/staging-kmod.spec
http://www.leemhuis.info/files/fedora/staging-kmod-2.6.30.8-2.fc11.src.rpm

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* Fri Oct 23 2009 Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora [AT] leemhuis [DOT] info> -
2.6.30.8-2
- enable VIDEO_GO7007

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(In reply to comment #3)
>> For now: Not completely sure, but I don't think so, as the ralink drivers 
>> from Ralink (those oget takes care of for RPM Fusion) are sometimes a bit 
>> ahead of what's in staging. So there sometimes might be reasons to use 
>> those instead. 
> It will be easier to fetch patches only needed by ralink if they are keept
> separate.

Well, the drivers are kind of forked and differ more then just a bit (the
kernel-developer iirc once or twice integrated/ported the changes from newer
ralink releases into staging), so I guess most patches for the ralink packages
won't work for the staging drivers (and vice versa). And patching these drivers
should not be needed often, as upstream should makes sure they compile.

> It seems that we do not have inkernel ieee80211.ko older stack anymore?
> Shall we expect a conflict with mac80211 when both are installed but only
> mac80211 is available ?

Can't fully follow what your are up to. Can you re-word? 

Side note: I checked rtl8187se with a earlier version of this package and it
worked fine.

> Here is the kernel modules installed ? Unless renamed, I miss the go7007_usb
> one!

I only enabled a few where I thought it might make sense to have them in
Fedora. Enabled go7007_usb now as well. I'll plan to enable more if there is
interest.

> prism2_usb are very old wifi-b usb stick. Ive trashed the two I owned one week
> ago. Do we really want such old devices ?

The hardware supported by those drivers was popular once and it doesn't hurt
much to just compile and ship the driver -- that's basically why I think
enabling these is a good idea.


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