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madwifi-ng [2008/04/27 19:57] – Added AR5007EG patches and Asus EEE PC patches darkaudax | madwifi-ng [2009/10/26 23:17] – fixed typo in filename (thanks) mister_x | ||
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====== Madwifi-ng ====== | ====== Madwifi-ng ====== | ||
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+ | This page only deals with the net80211 version of the madwifi-ng driver. For the mac80211 ath5k version see the [[mac80211|mac80211 page]]. | ||
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+ | **IMPORTANT**\\ | ||
+ | If you have a new kernel that supports mac80211 and includes the new ath5k driver then you **MUST** blacklist it otherwise the net80211 version of the module below will not work. See [[madwifi-ng# | ||
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- | svn -r 3406 checkout http:// | + | svn -r 4073 checkout http:// |
- | wget http:// | + | |
cd madwifi-ng | cd madwifi-ng | ||
- | patch -Np1 -i ../madwifi-ng-r3386v3.patch | + | wget http:// |
+ | patch -N -p 1 -i madwifi-ng-r4073.patch | ||
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make | make | ||
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+ | Important: The above example uses revision 3925 of the madwifi-ng drivers. | ||
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**Notes**: | **Notes**: | ||
- | * The patch above must be applied to madwifi-ng r3069 or above. | ||
* The patch is designed to eliminate invalid retries. | * The patch is designed to eliminate invalid retries. | ||
* At "make install", | * At "make install", | ||
* To determine which version of the madwifi-ng drivers you are currently using, enter " | * To determine which version of the madwifi-ng drivers you are currently using, enter " | ||
- | * When using airmon-ng, specify **wifiX** as interface or you can create manually a VAP in monitor mode with [[http:// | + | * When using [[airmon-ng]], specify **wifiX** as interface |
* You should delete all existing VAP before before creating a VAP in monitor mode, using **airmon-ng stop athX** (replacing X with the interface number to delete). | * You should delete all existing VAP before before creating a VAP in monitor mode, using **airmon-ng stop athX** (replacing X with the interface number to delete). | ||
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===== Usage Tips ===== | ===== Usage Tips ===== | ||
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==== Support for Atheros 802.11b/g/n cards ==== | ==== Support for Atheros 802.11b/g/n cards ==== | ||
- | Support for Atheros chipID 0x0024 (rev 01) 802.11b/g/n cards | + | Support for Atheros chipID 0x0024 (rev 01) 802.11b/g/n cards (AR5008). |
The new cards are now (experimentally) supported in trunk. The above code will cause them to work! | The new cards are now (experimentally) supported in trunk. The above code will cause them to work! | ||
+ | **NOTE:** 11n rates are not supported yet. | ||
- | ==== Support for Atheros AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset ==== | ||
- | The Asus EEE PC also uses this chipset. | ||
- | These are relevant links on the madwifi-ng.org site: | + | ==== Support for Atheros AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset (including EEE PC) - PCI ID 168c001c ==== |
- | * [[http:// | + | To determine the PCI ID under linux, enter " |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | ==== Support for Asus EEE PC ==== | + | 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01) |
- | The Asus EEE PC also uses this chipset. | + | Notice the " |
- | | + | These are relevant links on the madwifi-project.org site: |
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+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | The following links are tarballs already containing everything needed: | ||
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* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | The following link is a tarball oriented towards BackTrack but may be of value to people with an eeepc. | ||
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+ | * http:// | ||
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+ | The new official HAL (0.10.5.6) supports AR5007EG (and AR5006EG) on 32 and 64 bit systems. Use the instructions above but checkout **http:// | ||
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+ | Very important, prior to applying the madwifi-ng-4073.patch patch, you must edit this file. This is because the madwifi-hal source code is slightly different from the standard madwifi-ng source code. | ||
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+ | Comment out the following lines like this by adding "#" | ||
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+ | #diff -dru madwifi-ng/ | ||
+ | #--- madwifi-ng/ | ||
+ | #+++ madwifi-ng-fixed/ | ||
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+ | #diff -dru madwifi-ng/ | ||
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+ | #+++ madwifi-ng-fixed/ | ||
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===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== | ===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== | ||
+ | ==== Blacklisting mac80211 driver version ==== | ||
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+ | If you have the file ath5k.ko or ath9k.ko in the / | ||
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+ | * Move the file to another area on your system as follows then do " | ||
+ | / | ||
+ | * Edit / | ||
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+ | In both cases, reboot your system afterwards. If present, do the same for ath9k. | ||
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==== Mini-PCI Problems ==== | ==== Mini-PCI Problems ==== | ||
- | If you system contains a mini-PCI wireless card, there are some known issues and solutions. | + | If you system contains a mini-PCI wireless card, there are some known issues and solutions. |
madwifi-ng.txt · Last modified: 2017/01/09 21:29 by mister_x