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Date:      Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:14 +0100
From:      Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org>
To:        Remorque <odhiambo@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com>
Subject:   Re: wlan_scan_ap and wlan_scan_sta
Message-ID:  <20090227061513.GA1104@gothic.blackend.org>
In-Reply-To: <991123400902262152t45891fe8we3da5ef7efe37909@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <200902261357.44338.web@3dresearch.com> <991123400902262152t45891fe8we3da5ef7efe37909@mail.gmail.com>

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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 08:52:30AM +0300, Remorque wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> 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



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