Note: starting with version 0.2.0, support for Debian packages is included directly in the source, making this page obsolete.
Manuel Estrada Sainz develops the Linux driver for Lucent/Agere Orinoco USB devices. It works great for me, but since it is at early development stages as of early 2003, it is pretty rough on the edges.
I use kernel-package to build my own kernel, and therefore like to have kernel modules packaged as well.
This is why I produce patches for building Debian packages from the Orinoco USB drivers.
Below is a list of patches for the different versions of the drivers1:
- 2003-06-19: Patch for version 0.1.4
- 2003-06-01: Patch for version 0.1.3
- 2003-05-05: Patch for version 0.1.0
- 2003-04-27: Patch for version 0.0.8
- 2003-04-21: Patch for version 0.0.7
Once the patch applied, run
./build_deb.shand then install the Debian package produced.
[1] If a patch is note provided for a particular versions, it can mean that:
- the latest version of the patch works on the newer version.
- I have not gotten around to writing the new one yet. Try the latest patch and see.