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b43 [2008/06/08 19:23] netrolller3db43 [2018/11/22 00:15] (current) – deprecated mister_x
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-====== b43 ======+====== DEPRECATED - b43 ======
  
-b43 is the new driver for wireless cards with Broadcom chipsets.  People have had limited success up to this point.  For nowsearch the [[http://forum.tinyshell.be|Forum]] for "b43" to get the most up-to-date information.+b43/b43legacy is the name of the new driver for wireless b/g cards with Broadcom chipsets. It performs quite well in terms of monitoring and injectionalthough it has no support for the 802.11a wireless band.
  
-b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-beta2.+b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1.
  
-See this [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=3269.msg18263#msg18263|thread]] for more information.+===== Is My Card Supported? =====
  
-=====Patching the kernel===== +A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Known_PCI_devices|here]]. At the time of writing this article, chipsets with the following PCI IDs are **supported**:
-  * Download the b43 injection speed and fragmentation patch [[http://www.latinsud.com/bcm/b43-injection-2.6.24.4.patch|for the 2.6.24 kernel]] or [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/b43-injection-2.6.25-wl.patch|for the 2.6.25 kernel or the compat-wireless package]]. +
-  * Place the patch in your kernel sources or compat-wireless directory +
-  * Run 'patch -p1 -i b43-injection-<kernel version>.patch'+
-<sub>This patch may not apply directly and may require that you modify the files main.c and xmit.c (located in $linux/wireless/net/drivers/b43/ and $linux/wireless/net/drivers/b43legacy/) manually</sub> +
-  Recompile your modules with 'make drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko', followed by 'make modules_install'+
-  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.+
  
 +To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter:
  
 +  lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
  
-=====Detailed instructions for 2.6.24 kernels=====+//Supported VIDs table// 
 +^ PCI ID ^ Driver ^Note^ 
 +|14e4:4311|  b43/**wl**  | | 
 +|14e4:4313| ::: | 2.6.33+ | 
 +|14e4:4315| ::: | 2.6.33+ | 
 +|14e4:4301| b43legacy | B | 
 +|14e4:4306| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:4320| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:4307|  **b43**  | G | 
 +|14e4:4312| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:4318| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:4319| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:4320| ::: | G | 
 +|14e4:5354| ::: | G |
  
-[[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=3597.0|This posting]] provides an excellent detailed description of getting injection working under 2.6.24 kernels (Ubuntu Hardy)+If your device ID is NOT listed here, it means it is not supported by aircrack-ng at this time.
  
 +**IMPORTANT**
  
-=====Testing the new module=====+Some chips are covered by both the "b43" and "wl" driver. If you have such device, you have to make sure you **blacklist** the "wl" driver before you utilize b43, otherwise they will collide and your card will stop functioning altogether, let alone hope for injection. The "wl" driver does not support aircrack-ng.
  
-After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly.  Use the [[injection_test|injection test]] to confirm your card can inject.+=====Installing the drivers=====
  
 +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.
  
-===== Usage Tips ===== 
  
-FIXME These are mostly about bcm43xxand not b43/b43legacy!+**Important note:** If you install or update your b43 driver via [[compat-wireless|compat-wireless]]you have to know that the b43/ssb modules are part of your distribution's initramfs image. To avoid problems with loading your new b43 driver, update your initramfs image to complete the process. To do so, simply run: 
 +  sudo update-initramfs -u
  
-Forum thread +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's stable versions of the drivers do not support this card at all. In fact, the b43 driver is constantly being improved and using the development version of it can yield very positive results for all its users.  More on this particular card [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-lp|here]].
-[[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=2045.0|The complete how to of making bcm43xx injection work]]+
  
-Forum thread:  +=====Installing the firmware=====
-[[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=2845.0|How I got the bcm43xx packet injection working in ubuntu 7.10]]+
  
-This forum thread may also provide some useful information: [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=281|Broadcom bcm43xx Injection]]+Because of Broadcom's licensing, the firmware - which is essential for the card to run - cannot be freely distributed and is obtainable only by "extracting" their proprietary driver. In order to do this, a program called b43-fwcutter is needed. The procedure varies depending on the kernel and driver versions used, but is generally pretty simple. Keep in mind that you also need to apply different steps if you have the card with the **14e4:4315** PCI ID. A very good description containing detailed steps is [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware|provided by the wireless-kernel wiki]] (scroll down to see the actual steps).
  
 +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 **14e4:4315** PCI ID, you have no choice and have to do everything by yourself.
  
-=====Troubleshooting Tips=====+=====Testing the new module=====
  
 +After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly.  Use the [[injection_test|injection test]] to confirm your card can inject.
  
 +=====Troubleshooting Tips=====
 ==== 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>" and confirm it has the date/time of when you compiled and installed the new module.  If it does not match, then you are not running the patched module.  This would, of course, need to be fixed. It will give you the fully qualified file name.  Do "ls -l <fully qualified file name>" and confirm it has the date/time of when you compiled and installed the new module.  If it does not match, then you are not running the patched module.  This would, of course, need to be fixed.
  
-This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http://tinyshell.be/aircrackng/forum/index.php?topic=281|Broadcom bcm43xx Injection]]+This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=281|Broadcom bcm43xx Injection]]
  
 ==== "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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    ifconfig wlan0 up    ifconfig wlan0 up
  
-Or if you have iw installed:+Or:
  
-   iw dev wlan0 interface add mon0 type monitor +   airmon-ng start wlan0
-   ifconfig mon0 up+
  
-This way, you can monitor on mon0 while still being associated on wlan0. (In the SVN version of Aircrack-ng, just use airmon-ng.)+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: "ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed: No such device"   * Error message: "ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed: No such device"
  
-Then [[http://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=faq#why_do_i_get_ioctl_siocgifindex_failedno_such_device|See this FAQ entry]].+Then [[faq#why_do_i_get_ioctl_siocgifindex_failedno_such_device|See this FAQ entry]] and scroll up to see the "Installing the firmware" section of this article. 
  
 +==== Ubuntu 9.10 support  ====
  
 +See this forum entry: http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=6434.0
b43.1212945782.txt.gz · Last modified: 2008/06/08 19:23 by netrolller3d