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README for iwlwifi-3945-ucode
- This howto assumes that you're running Linux 2.6.24 or greater.
- First of all, enable the iwl3945 driver in the kernel:
+*** Note for kernel >= 2.6.24 ***
+
+ Check that you enabled the following config options in the kernel:
* CFG80211=m
* MAC80211=m
* WLAN_80211=y
* IWLWIFI=y
* IWL3945=m
+
+ The iwlwifi-3945 driver will look for the file iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode using the
+ kernel's firmware_loader infrastructure. In order to function correctly, you
+ need to have this support enabled in your kernel. When you configure the
+ kernel, you can find this option in the following location:
+
+ Device Drivers ->
+ Generic Driver Options ->
+ Hotplug firmware loading support
+

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