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rt73 [2008/08/14 20:40] – Added "iwe_stream_add_event" compile error message trroubleshooting tip darkaudaxrt73 [2009/12/09 19:58] – 2.6.31 kernel and above gives rt73.ko failed to build darkaudax
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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-3.0.1.tar.bz2|here]] and a home page mirror can be found [[http://aspj.aircrack-ng.org/|here]].+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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 ==== "iwe_stream_add_event" compile error message ==== ==== "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: 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:
- 
-  * Download the latest SVN version of aircrack-ng: "svn co http://trac.aircrack-ng.org/svn/trunk aircrack-ng". 
-  * Use the rt73_2.6.27.patch patch located in the "patches" directory and copy it to the  "Module" directory of the driver.  
  
 Open up a shell and type: Open up a shell and type:
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   tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2   tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2
   cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1/Module   cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1/Module
-  Copy the rt73_2.6.27.patch patch located in the aircrack-ng "patches" directory to the "Module" directory you are now in.+  wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/rt73_2.6.27.patch
   patch -Np2 -i rt73_2.6.27.patch   patch -Np2 -i rt73_2.6.27.patch
   make   make
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   make install   make install
   modprobe rt73   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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