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madwifi-ng [2008/05/05 19:45] – added how to blacklist mac80211 version of the driver darkaudax | madwifi-ng [2009/12/28 20:58] – darkaudax |
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====== Madwifi-ng ====== | ====== Madwifi-ng ====== |
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This page only deals with the ieee80211 version of the madwifi-ng driver. For the mac80211 ath5k version see the [[mac80211|mac80211 page]]. To understand the differences, see [[install_drivers#mac80211_versus_ieee80211_stacks|mac80211 versus ieee80211 stacks]] write-up. | This page only deals with the net80211 version of the madwifi-ng driver. For the mac80211 ath5k version see the [[mac80211|mac80211 page]]. To understand the differences, see [[install_drivers#mac80211_versus_ieee80211_stacks|mac80211 versus ieee80211 stacks]] write-up. |
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**IMPORTANT**\\ | **IMPORTANT**\\ |
If you have a new kernel that supports mac80211 and includes the new ath5k driver then you **MUST** blacklist it otherwise the ieee80211 version of the module below will not work. See [[madwifi-ng#blacklisting_mac80211_driver_version|blacklisting mac80211 driver version]] below. | 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#blacklisting_mac80211_driver_version|blacklisting mac80211 driver version]] below. |
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ifconfig ath0 down | ifconfig ath0 down |
ifconfig wifi0 down | ifconfig wifi0 down |
svn -r 3480 checkout http://svn.madwifi.org/madwifi/trunk/ madwifi-ng | svn -r 4073 checkout http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/ madwifi-ng |
wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/madwifi-ng-r3386v3.patch | |
cd madwifi-ng | cd madwifi-ng |
patch -Np1 -i ../madwifi-ng-r3386v3.patch | wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/madwifi-ng-r4073.patch |
| patch -N -p 1 -i madwifi-ng-r4073.patch |
./scripts/madwifi-unload | ./scripts/madwifi-unload |
make | make |
modprobe ath_pci | modprobe ath_pci |
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**Notes**: | **Notes**: |
* The patch above must be applied to madwifi-ng r3386 or above. | |
* The patch is designed to eliminate invalid retries. | * The patch is designed to eliminate invalid retries. |
* At "make install", you may be asked if you want to remove old modules, type 'r' to do it. | * At "make install", you may be asked if you want to remove old modules, type 'r' to do it. |
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! |
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==== Support for Atheros AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset (including EEE PC) ==== | **NOTE:** 11n rates are not supported yet. |
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These are relevant links on the madwifi-ng.org site: | |
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* [[http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros#AtherosAR5007EG|Compatibility]] | ==== Support for Atheros AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset (including EEE PC) - PCI ID 168c001c ==== |
* [[http://madwifi.org/ticket/1192|Hardware Support: AR5007EG]] | |
* [[http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679|Support for AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset]] | **NOTE:** This section is included for historical purposes. The AR5007EG is now supported by the base driver instructions above. |
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| To determine the PCI ID under linux, enter "lspci -nn". The output should look similar to this: |
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| 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01) |
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| Notice the "168c:001c" at the end. This is the PCI ID. |
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| These are relevant links on the madwifi-project.org site: |
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| * [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros#AtherosAR5007EG|Compatibility]] |
| * [[http://madwifi-project.org/ticket/1192|Hardware Support: AR5007EG]] |
| * [[http://madwifi-project.org/ticket/1679|Support for AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset]] |
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The following links are tarballs already containing everything needed: | The following links are tarballs already containing everything needed: |
* [[http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz|This is a combined r3366 plus AR5007EG patch]] As well, see the next entry. | * [[http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz|This is a combined r3366 plus AR5007EG patch]] As well, see the next entry. |
* [[http://www.offensive-security.com/madwifi-r3406-hdm-032608.tar.gz|Combined r3406, karma and AR5007EG patch]] | * [[http://www.offensive-security.com/madwifi-r3406-hdm-032608.tar.gz|Combined r3406, karma and AR5007EG patch]] |
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===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== | The following link is a tarball oriented towards BackTrack but may be of value to people with an eeepc. |
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| * http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/madwifi-r3726-061708-03-hdm.tar.gz |
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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://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/branches/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6/** instead of **http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/**. |
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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 "#" in front of each line or just delete the lines. |
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| #diff -dru madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ar5211/ar5211_reset.c madwifi-ng-fixed/ath_hal/ar5211/ar5211_reset.c |
| #--- madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ar5211/ar5211_reset.c 2009-07-10 01:46:38.000000000 +0200 |
| #+++ madwifi-ng-fixed/ath_hal/ar5211/ar5211_reset.c 2009-07-10 01:52:18.000000000 +0200 |
| #@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ |
| # if (AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_macVersion < AR_SREV_VERSION_OAHU && |
| # ath_hal_getnfcheckrequired(ah, (HAL_CHANNEL *) chan)) { |
| # static const uint8_t runtime[3] = { 0, 2, 7 }; |
| #- int16_t nf, nfThresh; |
| #+ int16_t nf, nfThresh = 0; |
| # int i; |
| # |
| # if (!getNoiseFloorThresh(ah, chan, &nfThresh)) |
| #diff -dru madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_reset.c madwifi-ng-fixed/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_reset.c |
| #--- madwifi-ng/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_reset.c 2009-07-10 01:46:41.000000000 +0200 |
| #+++ madwifi-ng-fixed/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_reset.c 2009-07-10 01:53:24.000000000 +0200 |
| #@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ |
| # { |
| # struct ath_hal_5212 *ahp = AH5212(ah); |
| # struct ar5212NfCalHist *h = &ahp->ah_nfCalHist; |
| #- int16_t nf, nfThresh; |
| #+ int16_t nf, nfThresh = 0; |
| # int32_t val; |
| # |
| # if (OS_REG_READ(ah, AR_PHY_AGC_CONTROL) & AR_PHY_AGC_CONTROL_NF) { |
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| ===== Troubleshooting Tips ===== |
==== Blacklisting mac80211 driver version ==== | ==== Blacklisting mac80211 driver version ==== |
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If you have the file ath5k.ko in the /lib/modules directory tree then you have two options to blacklist it. Failure to do this will mean that the ieee80211 madwifi-ng module described on this page will fail to work properly. Here are the options: | If you have the file ath5k.ko or ath9k.ko in the /lib/modules directory tree then you have two options to blacklist it. Failure to do this will mean that the ieee80211 madwifi-ng module described on this page will fail to work properly. Here are the options: |
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* Move the file to another area on your system as follows then do "depmod -ae". Move | * Move the file to another area on your system as follows then do "depmod -ae". Move |
/lib/modules/k#/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko to a safe place. The "k#" and/or other parts of the path will be different for your distribution/system. Use "locate ath5k.ko" or "find /lib/modules -name *ath5k*" to find the full path. After moving it, do "depmod -ae". | /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.ko to a safe place. Some parts of the path may be different on your distribution/system. Use "locate ath5k.ko" or "find /lib/modules -name *ath5k*" to find the full path. After moving it, do "depmod -ae". |
* Edit /etc/modules.d/blacklist and add "blacklist ath5k" as a new line. | * Edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and add "blacklist ath5k" as a new line. |
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| In both cases, reboot your system afterwards. If present, do the same for ath9k. |
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In both cases, reboot your system afterwards. | |
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==== Airodump-ng stalls ==== | ==== Airodump-ng stalls ==== |
==== Mini-PCI Problems ==== | ==== Mini-PCI Problems ==== |
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If you system contains a mini-PCI wireless card, there are some known issues and solutions. See the [[http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/MiniPCI|Madwifi-ng Mini-PCI page]] for a description of the known problems and solutions. | If you system contains a mini-PCI wireless card, there are some known issues and solutions. See the [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/MiniPCI|Madwifi-ng Mini-PCI page]] for a description of the known problems and solutions. |
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