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--- madwifi-ng [2008/04/28 02:57] – title is now more clear mister_x
+++ madwifi-ng [2017/01/09 21:29] (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]]
 ====== Madwifi-ng ======
+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.
+**IMPORTANT**\\
+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.
    ifconfig ath0 down
    ifconfig wifi0 down
-   svn -r 3406 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
-   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
    make
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    modprobe ath_pci
 \\
 **Notes**:
-  * The patch above must be applied to madwifi-ng r3386 or above.
   * 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.
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 ===== Usage Tips =====
 ==== Support for Atheros 802.11b/g/n cards ====
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 The new cards are now (experimentally) supported in trunk. The above code will cause them to work!
-==== Support for Atheros AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset (including EEE PC) ====
+**NOTE:** 11n rates are not supported yet.
-These are relevant links on the madwifi-ng.org site:
-  * [[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.
+To determine the PCI ID under linux, enter "lspci -nn".  The output should look similar to this:
+:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
+Notice the "168c:001c" at the end.  This is the PCI ID.
+These are relevant links on the madwifi-project.org site:
+  * [[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]]
 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]]
+The following link is a tarball oriented towards BackTrack but may be of value to people with an eeepc.
+  * http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/madwifi-r3726-061708-03-hdm.tar.gz
+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/**.
+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.
+Comment out the following lines like this by adding "#" in front of each line or just delete the lines.
+   #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) {
 ===== Troubleshooting Tips =====
+==== Blacklisting mac80211 driver version ====
+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:
+  * Move the file to another area on your system as follows then do "depmod -ae".  Move
+/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/modprobe.d/blacklist and add "blacklist ath5k" as a new line.
+In both cases, reboot your system afterwards. If present, do the same for ath9k.
 ==== Airodump-ng stalls ====
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 ==== Mini-PCI Problems ====
-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.