From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 27 06:15:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0E27106566C for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:15:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (ns0.blackend.org [82.227.222.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42ACA8FC1F for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:15:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from gothic.blackend.org (gothic.blackend.org [192.168.1.203]) by abigail.blackend.org (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id n1R6FFRI068876; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:15 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@abigail.blackend.org) Received: from gothic.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gothic.blackend.org (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n1R6FEOx001233; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:15 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@gothic.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by gothic.blackend.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n1R6FEqn001232; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:14 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:14 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Remorque Message-ID: <20090227061513.GA1104@gothic.blackend.org> References: <200902261357.44338.web@3dresearch.com> <991123400902262152t45891fe8we3da5ef7efe37909@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <991123400902262152t45891fe8we3da5ef7efe37909@mail.gmail.com> X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: FreeBSD Questions , Janos Dohanics Subject: Re: wlan_scan_ap and wlan_scan_sta X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:15:22 -0000 On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 08:52:30AM +0300, Remorque wrote: > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Janos Dohanics wrote: > > > According to the Handbook, I can compile into the kernel > > > > device wlan_scan_ap # 802.11 AP mode scanning > > device wlan_scan_sta # 802.11 STA mode scanning > > > > But when I do, I get: > > > > config: Error: device "wlan_scan_ap" is unknown > > config: Error: device "wlan_scan_sta" is unknown > > config: 2 errors > > *** Error code 1 > > 1 error > > *** Error code 2 > > 1 error > > > > I'm wondering why? 6.4-PRERELEASE, amd64 > 6.4-R does not need these, you can remove them safely. I'll add a note to the Handbook. > > Does the handbook say the version of FreeBSD with which you can compile > these in the kernel? > I know they also refused to play with 8.0-CURRENT for me recently. > They have been removed from -CURRENT since Apr 20 2008, the Handbook cannot follow the changes on -CURRENT, it's a fast moving target :) -- Marc