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I am trying to compile my kernel and prepare it for wireless internet. However some of the options are not selectable. Specifically:
Networking --->
--- Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
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- 02-06-2007 #1Just Joined!
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Why are some Kernel options disabled?
I am trying to compile my kernel and prepare it for wireless internet. However some of the options are not selectable. Specifically:
Networking --->
--- Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
--- IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption
I'm using the "make menuconfig" to set up the kernel. Prior to this I entered "emerge wireless-tools ipw2100-firmware".
Can anyone give me a pointer as to how to make these options selectable? I'm hoping to select them like the following:
Networking --->
<M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack
<M> IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption
- 02-06-2007 #2Just Joined!
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Ok, to figure out why options are disabled you can press / and then type 802.
- 02-06-2007 #3Linux Guru
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they are not disabled, they are submenus or sections
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- 02-07-2007 #4Linux User
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If you can't select something, that means that something else depends on that being built in the kernel, so it automatically selects it for you.
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