红帽linux安装intel(R) wifi link 5100 AGN总结

我是用红帽企业版，linux2.6.9版本内核

笔记本的无线网卡驱动型号为：intel(R) wifi link 5100 AGN。

首先到因特尔官网查看了下有没有驱动下载，于是便进入到下面这个页面

http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi 通过此网址进入页面。

下面这一段就是刚刚这个页面显示的内容，我把它复制下来了。

/*注：因为刚开始时对这个页面的英文理解有问题，当然我更觉得是这段英文说明本来就有问题，害的我搞了好久都没搞成功。*/

/*你可以在2.6.24及以上版本中发现iwlwifi项目，所以如果你是用这些版本内核的话你不需要从这个站点下载驱动。如果你是用一个更老版本的内核或者你对最近的驱动开发代码感兴趣，那你就来对地方了。*/

The iwlwifi project can be found in kernels 2.6.24 and up. You thus do not need a driver from this site if you are using one of these kernels. If you are using an older kernel, or if you are interested in the latest driver development code, then you are in the right place.

Using latest development code

You can find our latest development in our git repository . Note that this repository contains the entire kernel. If you do not want to replace your kernel then refer to the next sections.

Using kernels 2.6.24 and up

/*注：我升级内核版本到linux2.6.25版本内核。发现里面*/

These kernels have the iwlwifi driver included and the released drivers (available from this site under download page ) do not work with these kernels. If you want to run the latest (or very close to it) development code with your kernel then you should use the compat-wireless project that retrieves the latest driver development code from the upstream repository . We do push our changes to this repository very frequently.

Using kernels older than 2.6.24

/*注：事实上，我升级内核到2.6.23版本，发现里面也有mac80211子系统。我也试过2.6.20版本内核，里面还没有mac80211。*/

These kernels do not have the iwlwifi driver included. When using these kernels you have some options based on your requirements.

/*如果你想用一个发行版的驱动，点击“download page”进入到下载页面，你需要下载跟安装驱动(iwlwifi) 以及mac80211子系统*/

If you want to use a released driver, proceed to the download page. You will need to download and install a driver (iwlwifi) as well as the mac80211 subsystem (mac80211) available from this page.
/*如果你想用最近开发的代码，你可以使用“compat-wireless project”*/
If you wish to use the latest (or very close to it) development code then you can make use of the compat-wireless project.