Bug#434702: Please sync with trunk snapshot - new chipset support/better signal strength

[Kel Modderman]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:07:54 am Tim Hull wrote:
> Package: madwifi-source
> Version: 0.9.3-3
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Currently, the release version of madwifi is missing a significant amount
> of functionality when compared to the trunk builds at madwifi.org.  For one
> thing, the trunk builds add support for 802.11n Atheros chipsets, which are
> found in many new systems containing Atheros chipsets including the MacBook
> Core 2 Duos.  Furthermore, I have consistently noticed a 20% gain in signal
> strength using the trunk as compared to the release - certainly a
> significant increase.  Finally, I'm seeing an increase in association speed
> when using NetworkManager on the trunk builds as compared to the release

And I am seeing kernel oops and poor performance due to extremely excessive 
interrupt events during scan.

Thanks, Kel.