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rt73 [2008/09/08 14:51] – Changed link to forum re kill_proc darkaudaxrt73 [2009/05/04 00:06] – Update links to forum mister_x
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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-3.0.2.tar.bz2 
-  tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1.tar.bz2 +  tar -xjf rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.2.tar.bz2 
-  cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.1/Module+  cd rt73-k2wrlz-3.0.2/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-3.0.2.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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 (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 ==== ==== "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:
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 ==== "error: implicit declaration of function ‘kill_proc’" compile error message ==== ==== "error: implicit declaration of function ‘kill_proc’" compile error message ====
  
-See [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=1824.msg23612#msg23612|this thread]] for a patch.+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
rt73.txt · Last modified: 2017/01/09 21:32 by mister_x