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@ -7,21 +7,19 @@ Hardware requirements
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Having an ath9k (or ath10k) based WLAN adapter is highly recommended,
although other chipsets may also work. VAP (multiple SSID) support
is a requirement. At the moment, Gluon's scripts can't handle devices
without WLAN adapters (although such environments may also be interesting,
e.g. for automated testing in virtual machines).
is a requirement.
.. _hardware-adding-profiles:
Adding profiles
---------------
The vast majority of devices with ath9k WLAN uses the ar71xx target of LEDE.
If the hardware you want to add support for is also ar71xx, adding a new profile
is enough.
The vast majority of devices with ath9k WLAN is based on the ar71xx target of LEDE.
If the hardware you want to add support for is ar71xx, adding a new profile
is sufficient.
Profiles are defined in ``targets/*`` in a shell-based DSL (so common shell
commands syntax like ``if`` can be used.
command syntax like ``if`` can be used).
The ``device`` command is used to define an image build for a device. It takes
two or three parameters.