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SubjectRe: [PATCH 12/12] Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt: Deleted, not in tree
On Wed,  9 Jun 2010 12:38:38 -0700 Joe Perches wrote:

> commit 1d794e3b353b50ab5d9d46f7c15607f9ec8c78e0 removed the source,
> so remove the documentation as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Cc: Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>

Thanks.

Andrew, please push this patch.


> ---
> Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt | 73 ----------------------------------
> 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt b/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt
> deleted file mode 100644
> index afa6e52..0000000
> --- a/Documentation/networking/wavelan.txt
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
> - The Wavelan drivers saga
> - ------------------------
> -
> - By Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
> -
> - The Wavelan is a Radio network adapter designed by
> -Lucent. Under this generic name is hidden quite a variety of hardware,
> -and many Linux driver to support it.
> - The get the full story on Wireless LANs, please consult :
> - http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/
> -
> -"wavelan" driver (old ISA Wavelan)
> -----------------
> - o Config : Network device -> Wireless LAN -> AT&T WaveLAN
> - o Location : .../drivers/net/wireless/wavelan*
> - o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/wireless/wavelan.p.h
> - o on-line doc :
> - http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html
> -
> - This is the driver for the ISA version of the first generation
> -of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s, composed of a
> -Intel 82586 controller and a Lucent Modem, and is NOT 802.11 compliant.
> - The driver has been tested with the following hardware :
> - o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz (full length ISA card)
> - o Wavelan ISA 915 MHz 2.0 (half length ISA card)
> - o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz (full length ISA card, fixed frequency)
> - o Wavelan ISA 2.4 GHz 2.0 (half length ISA card, frequency selectable)
> - o Above cards with the optional DES encryption feature
> -
> -"wavelan_cs" driver (old Pcmcia Wavelan)
> --------------------
> - o Config : Network device -> PCMCIA network ->
> - Pcmcia Wireless LAN -> AT&T/Lucent WaveLAN
> - o Location : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan*
> - o in-line doc : .../drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan_cs.h
> - o on-line doc :
> - http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wavelan.html
> -
> - This is the driver for the PCMCIA version of the first
> -generation of the Wavelan, now discontinued. The device is 2 Mb/s,
> -composed of a Intel 82593 controller (totally different from the 82586)
> -and a Lucent Modem, and NOT 802.11 compatible.
> - The driver has been tested with the following hardware :
> - o Wavelan Pcmcia 915 MHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate
> - modem/antenna block)
> - o Wavelan Pcmcia 2.4 GHz 2.0 (Pcmcia card + separate
> - modem/antenna block)
> -
> -"wvlan_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, GPL)
> ------------------
> - o Config : Not yet in kernel
> - o Location : Pcmcia package 3.1.10+
> - o on-line doc : http://www.fasta.fh-dortmund.de/users/andy/wvlan/
> -
> - This is the driver for the current generation of Wavelan IEEE,
> -which is 802.11 compatible. Depending on version, it is 2 Mb/s or 11
> -Mb/s, with or without encryption, all implemented in Lucent specific
> -DSP (the Hermes).
> - This is a GPL full source PCMCIA driver (ISA is just a Pcmcia
> -card with ISA-Pcmcia bridge).
> -
> -"wavelan2_cs" driver (Wavelan IEEE, binary)
> ---------------------
> - o Config : Not yet in kernel
> - o Location : ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/contrib/
> -
> - This driver support exactly the same hardware as the previous
> -driver, the main difference is that it is based on a binary library
> -and supported by Lucent.
> -
> - I hope it clears the confusion ;-)
> -
> - Jean
> --
> 1.7.1.244.gbdc4
>


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~Randy
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