On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:44 AM, JM <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> from http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14082 >> BaSh wrote: >> >> simply $ sudo modprobe ipw2200 rtap_iface=1 works >> radiotap is enabled with kernel26 2.6.29 >> >> this package is obsolete. removed >> > > Hello, > > The ipw2200-inject PKGBUILD integrated two patches: > a) the radiotap interface patch > b) the data packet injection patch > > Since the packet injection patch had not been adapted to the current > in-kernel driver, the PKGBUILD used 1.2.2 release of the driver from > before it was included in the kernel. Radiotap, as Andrea pointed out, > was added only in 2.6.29 and that is why the first patch was also > included. AFAIK, it is the only way packet injection is possible with > ipw2200 hardware. > > I would like to know how this package is obsolete.
Since when were packages being removed from the AUR for being obsolete anyway?
