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rt73 [2008/07/27 01:37] – Updated to current 3.0.1 version, I hope this one is stable... aspjrt73 [2017/01/09 21:32] (current) – Mark page as deprecated. mister_x
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 +====== DEPRECATED ======
 +
 +**IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]]
 +
 =====Installing===== =====Installing=====
  
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 Open up a shell and type: Open up a shell and type:
  
-  wget http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2 +  wget http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3.tar.bz2 
-  tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2 +  tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3.tar.bz2 
-  cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1/Module+  cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3/Module
   make   make
  
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   modprobe rt73   modprobe rt73
  
 +A mirror for the above driver can be found  [[http://aspj.aircrack-ng.org/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.3.tar.bz2|here]] and a home page mirror can be found [[http://aspj.aircrack-ng.org/|here]].
  
 =====Using driver with aircrack-ng===== =====Using driver with aircrack-ng=====
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 ===== Basic injection with rt73 and BackTrack v2 for beginners ===== ===== Basic injection with rt73 and BackTrack v2 for beginners =====
  
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=1819.0|thread]]. +See this [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=1819.0|thread]].
  
 ===== When to use this driver? ===== ===== When to use this driver? =====
  
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=2306.msg12907#msg12907|message]].+See this [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=2306.msg12907#msg12907|message]].
  
 If you have a Ralink chip in an USB device and that chip is a RT2570 or RT73 (RT73 is also as RT2571 and RT2573), you need the "rt2570" or "rt73" driver.  "rt2500" driver is only for PCI/PCMCIA devices. If you have a Ralink chip in an USB device and that chip is a RT2570 or RT73 (RT73 is also as RT2571 and RT2573), you need the "rt2570" or "rt73" driver.  "rt2500" driver is only for PCI/PCMCIA devices.
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 After this, you can easily load the rt73 driver (ieee80211) using the command "rt73-ieee". To revert back to rt73usb (mac80211), use "rt73-mac". After this, you can easily load the rt73 driver (ieee80211) using the command "rt73-ieee". To revert back to rt73usb (mac80211), use "rt73-mac".
- 
-==== 2.6.24 kernel support ==== 
- 
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=1824.msg17443#msg17443|forum message]] and the one after it. 
- 
- 
-==== 2.6.25 kernel support ==== 
- 
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=1824.msg20017#msg20017|forum message]]. 
- 
  
 ==== Try a lower data rate ==== ==== Try a lower data rate ====
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 (Some modules **must be blacklisted**) (Some modules **must be blacklisted**)
 Even when following the guide above, be sure to use the latest driver version available. Even when following the guide above, be sure to use the latest driver version available.
 +
 +==== "iwe_stream_add_event" compile error message ====
 +
 +**NOTE: This applies only to driver version 3.0.1 and earlier. Version 3.0.2 should work out of the box with 2.6.27 kernels.**
 +
 +If you get a series of compile messages similar to "error: passing argument 1 of 'iwe_stream_add_event' from incompatible pointer type" then do the following:
 +
 +Open up a shell and type:
 +
 +  wget http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2
 +  tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2
 +  cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1/Module
 +  wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/rt73_2.6.27.patch
 +  patch -Np2 -i rt73_2.6.27.patch
 +  make
 +
 +then, as root, type
 +
 +  make install
 +  modprobe rt73
 +
 +==== "error: implicit declaration of function ‘kill_proc’" compile error message ====
 +
 +See [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=1824.msg23612#msg23612|this thread]] for a patch.
 +Version 3.0.2 of the driver shouldn't have this bug anymore.
 +
 +==== 2.6.27 kernel support ====
 +
 +Version 3.0.2 does support 2.6.27 out of the box without any modifications needed.
 +
 +If you want to use an earlier version with 2.6.27, here are the patching instructions:
 +
 +  * http://www.ab9il.net/linuxwireless/
 +  * http://www.ab9il.net/linuxwireless/rt73.html
 +
 +==== 2.6.31 kernel and above gives rt73.ko failed to build ====
 +
 +Compiling on 26.31 and above kernels gives an error message "rt73.ko failed to build!" This [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=1824.msg33360#msg33360|thread]] provides a workaround.  Hopefully a corrected version of the driver will be released shortly.
 +
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rt73.1217115423.txt.gz · Last modified: 2008/07/27 01:37 by aspj