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Add cleared deprecation notes on iwl,ndiswrapper,madwifi(sta) wrappers

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These driver wrappers should not be used anymore; WEXT should be used
instead. However, there may still be users stuck on older kernel versions
that may require driver specific wrappers, so the source code still
remains in the repository.
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Jouni Malinen 2009-11-23 17:08:59 +02:00 • committed by Jouni Malinen
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@ -517,11 +517,11 @@ drivers:
hostap = Host AP driver (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3) [default]
(this can also be used with Linuxant DriverLoader)
hermes = Agere Systems Inc. driver (Hermes-I/Hermes-II)
madwifi = MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.)
madwifi = MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.) (deprecated; use wext)
atmel = ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA)
wext = Linux wireless extensions (generic)
ralink = Ralink Client driver
ndiswrapper = Linux ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper = Linux ndiswrapper (deprecated; use wext)
broadcom = Broadcom wl.o driver
ipw = Intel ipw2100/2200 driver (old; use wext with Linux 2.6.13 or newer)
wired = wpa_supplicant wired Ethernet driver