Bug#451906: rt73-common: /etc/udev/rules.d/85-rt73.rules contains deprecated udev rule

[Piotr Roszatycki]

2007/11/25, Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>:
> Now it looks like the Ralink drivers do not allow setting most wireless
> parameters while they are down (though rt2500 alone seems to be more
> flexible).  Unfortunately, when using ifupdown and wireless-tools, this
> is exactly what is attempted - see bug #403983.  Is this what you were
> trying to work around, Piotr?

Yes, it is a workaround for this bug. Please, notice that udev rule is
required also for i.e. rutilt and other similar utilities. I was very
disappointed that rutilt didn't work after I plugged the wi-fi dongle.

>
> I think a better workaround would be include a pre-up script that does
> something like:
>
> if [ x"$(basename "$(readlink /sys/class/net/"$IFACE"/device/driver)")" = x"rt73" ]; then
>     ifconfig "$IFACE" up
> fi

I think the pre script for ifupdown should be created even if udev
rule is existing.

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