linux kernel support for intel advandce-6205 wireless

xu wang villis.wang at gmail.com
Thu Nov 15 04:43:23 EST 2012


On 11/15/12, Liu, Shuang <shuang.liu at intel.com> wrote:
> Anyone knows that does linux kernel support intel advanced-N 6205 wireless
> card.
>
> In my Ubuntu, 10.04 and also 10.10, it cannot support 6205, so I cannot
> browser web page through wifi.
>
> Many thanks!
> BR
> Shuang
>


just simple grep in kernel source linux-3.3.3:
$ grep 6205 -Rn *
<snip>
net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c:362:    .name = "Intel(R) Centrino(R)
Advanced-N 6205 AGN",
net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c:368:    .name = "Intel(R) Centrino(R)
Advanced-N 6205 ABG",
net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c:373:    .name = "Intel(R) Centrino(R)
Advanced-N 6205 BG",
net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c:378:    .name = "Intel(R) Centrino(R)
Advanced-N 6205S AGN",
net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c:384:    .name = "Intel(R) Centrino(R)
Advanced-N 6205D AGN",
platform/x86/toshiba_bluetooth.c:40:    { "TOS6205", 0},
platform/x86/toshiba_bluetooth.c:103:    * Some Toshiba laptops may
have a fake TOS6205 device in
platform/x86/Kconfig:645:         This driver handles RFKill events
for the TOS6205 Bluetooth,
usb/storage/unusual_devs.h:107:UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x040d, 0x6205, 0x0003, 0x0003,

and also googled results:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_Centrino_Advanced-N_6205
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1739047

HTH
xu wang



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