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b43 [2008/06/11 22:16] – Add a new post covering 2.6.25. netrolller3d | b43 [2010/12/01 14:05] – [Is My Card Supported?] fix duplicate VID sleek | ||
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====== b43 ====== | ====== b43 ====== | ||
- | b43 is the new driver for wireless cards with Broadcom chipsets. | + | b43/ |
b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1. | b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1. | ||
- | See this [[http:// | ||
- | =====Patching the kernel===== | + | ===== Is My Card Supported? |
- | * Download the b43 injection speed and fragmentation patch [[http:// | + | |
- | * Place the patch in your kernel sources or compat-wireless directory | + | |
- | * Run 'patch -p1 -i b43-injection-< | + | |
- | < | + | |
- | * Recompile your modules with 'make drivers/ | + | |
- | * The module should now be ready to use for injection. | + | |
- | * Remember to reload the kernel driver or reboot your system before trying to inject packets. | + | |
+ | A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http:// | ||
+ | To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter: | ||
- | =====Detailed instructions for 2.6.24 kernels===== | + | lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 |
- | [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php? | + | //Supported VIDs table// |
+ | ^ PCI ID ^ Driver ^Note^ | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4:4313| ::: | 2.6.33+ | | ||
+ | |14e4:4315| ::: | 2.6.33+ | | ||
+ | |14e4:4301| b43legacy | B | | ||
+ | |14e4:4306| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4320| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4:4312| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4318| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4319| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4320| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:5354| ::: | G | | ||
+ | If your device ID is NOT listed here, it means it is not supported by aircrack-ng at this time. | ||
- | =====Detailed instructions for 2.6.25 kernels=== | + | **IMPORTANT** |
- | [[http:// | + | Some chips are covered by both the " |
+ | =====Installing the drivers===== | ||
- | =====Testing | + | 2.6.24 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself for monitor mode and packet injection. The only patch that is needed (for fragmentation attack support) is the standard mac80211 frag+ack patch. |
- | After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly. | ||
+ | **Important note:** If you install or update your b43 driver via [[compat-wireless|compat-wireless]], | ||
+ | sudo update-initramfs -u | ||
- | ===== Usage Tips ===== | + | If you have a card with the 14e4:4315 PCI ID and a kernel lower than 2.6.33, you need to install the compat-wireless package, since today' |
- | FIXME These are mostly about bcm43xx, and not b43/ | + | =====Installing the firmware===== |
- | Forum thread: | + | Because of Broadcom' |
- | [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php? | + | |
- | Forum thread: | + | Keep in mind that your distribution might offer its own b43-fwcutter package and scripts intended to obtain and extract the firmware. It is up to you if you're going to do it manually or let your distro do the work. If you have the card with the **14e4: |
- | [[http:// | + | |
- | This forum thread may also provide some useful information: | + | =====Testing the new module===== |
+ | After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly. | ||
=====Troubleshooting Tips===== | =====Troubleshooting Tips===== | ||
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==== Confirm you are running the new module ==== | ==== Confirm you are running the new module ==== | ||
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It will give you the fully qualified file name. Do "ls -l <fully qualified file name>" | It will give you the fully qualified file name. Do "ls -l <fully qualified file name>" | ||
- | This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http:// | + | This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http:// |
==== "SET failed on device wlan0: Device or resource busy" when setting monitor mode ==== | ==== "SET failed on device wlan0: Device or resource busy" when setting monitor mode ==== | ||
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- | Or if you have iw installed: | + | Or: |
- | iw dev wlan0 interface add mon0 type monitor | + | airmon-ng start wlan0 |
- | | + | |
- | This way, you can monitor on mon0 while still being associated on wlan0. | + | This way, you can monitor on mon0 while still being associated on wlan0. |
==== Why do I get ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed ? ==== | ==== Why do I get ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed ? ==== | ||
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* Error message: " | * Error message: " | ||
- | Then [[http:// | + | Then [[faq# |
+ | ==== Ubuntu 9.10 support | ||
+ | See this forum entry: http:// |
b43.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/22 00:15 by mister_x