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--- b43 [2009/11/09 16:51] – Ubuntu 9.10 support darkaudax
+++ b43 [2010/11/14 17:56] – add update-initramfs note sleek
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 A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices|here]]. At the time of writing this article, chipsets with the following PCI IDs were **unsupported** :
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4313
+^ PCI ID ^ Device ID ^Product Name ^
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4321
+|14e4:4313|0x4313|4311 5 Ghz|
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4324
+|14e4:4321| | |
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4325
+|14e4:4324| | |
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4328
+|14e4:4325| | |
-  * PCI ID 14e4:4329
+|14e4:4328|0x4328|4321 Dualband|
-  * PCI ID 14e4:432b
+|14e4:4329|0x4329|4321 2.4 Ghz|
+|14e4:432a|0x432a|4321 5 Ghz|
+|14e4:432b|0x432b|4322 Dualband|
+|14e4:432c|0x432c|4322 2.4 Ghz|
+|14e4:432d|0x432d|4322 5 Ghz|
+|14e4:4353|0x4353|43224 Dualband|
+|14e4:4357|0x4357|43225 2.4 Ghz|
 To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter:
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 =====Installing the drivers=====
-.6.24 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself. The only patch that is needed (for fragmentation attack support) is the standard mac80211 frag+ack patch.
+.6.24 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself for monitor mode and packet injection. The only patch that is needed (for fragmentation attack support) is the standard mac80211 frag+ack patch.
-If you have the card with the 14e4:4315 PCI ID, then you need to install the compat-wireless package, since today's stable versions of the drivers do not support this card at all. In fact, the b43 driver is constantly being improved and using the development version of it can yield very positive results for all its users. More information, as well as detailed installation steps, is provided by the [[compat-wireless]] article.
+**Important note:** If you install or update your b43 driver via [[compat-wireless|compat-wireless]], you have to know that the b43/ssb modules are part of your distribution's initramfs image. To avoid problems with loading your new b43 driver, update your initramfs image to complete the process. To do so, simply run:
+  sudo update-initramfs -u
+If you have a card with the 14e4:4315 PCI ID, then you need to install the compat-wireless package, since today's stable versions of the drivers do not support this card at all. In fact, the b43 driver is constantly being improved and using the development version of it can yield very positive results for all its users.  More on this particular card [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-lp|here]].
 =====Installing the firmware=====
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 See this forum entry: http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=6434.0