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1. Driver Information

(i) There will be usb support in a future release.

2. Support Channels

2.1. WEP info

2.2. WPA info

3. Ubuntu Release Specific Info

3.1. Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Atheros

3.2. Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)

3.3. Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)

3.4. Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty)

3.5. Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy)

3.6. Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper)

3.7. Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy)

3.8. Ubuntu Server Edition

See Router/Madwifi for details: do not follow the instructions on how to set the driver up in "master" mode by default.

4. Compile Newer Driver

Info <!> See notes sections below to add comments and corrections about compiling

4.1. Madwifi-ng Compile

(i) Note: madwifi does not currently support USB devices with the atheros chipset and the roadmap shows it will be sometime before USB support is built into the driver(version 2.0). You can watch progress at www.madwifi-project.org

Warning /!\ Warning: The atheros driver that comes with Breezy is part of the restricted-modules package. This will need to be removed before you can install the latest driver. All modules in this package will be removed and may affect areas such as your graphics driver. If you need to use a module in this package then you will also have to recompile and install that module also. There are howtos on the latest nvidia and fglrx in the breezy tips and tricks section of the form.

4.1.1. Preparation

Info <!> See release specific notes below for required packages to complete build and install.

4.1.2. Download

4.1.3. Build

(i) This will not affect driver in anyway, it's just something in the way ubuntu built the kernel for breezy which will prevent installing the driver.

4.1.4. Install

4.1.5. Insert module

4.1.6. Create the interface

4.1.7. Uninstall

4.2. Compile -ng release-specific notes

4.2.1. Breezy Badger (5.10)

4.2.1.1. User Notes

4.2.2. Dapper (6.06)

4.2.2.1. User Notes

4.2.3. Edgy Eft (6.10)

4.2.3.1. User Notes

4.2.4. Feisty Fawn (7.04)

4.2.4.1. User Notes

4.2.5. Gutsy Gibbon (7.10)

4.2.5.1. User Notes

4.2.6. Hardy Heron (8.04)

4.2.6.1. User Notes

4.2.7. Intrepid Ibex (8.10)

4.2.7.1. User Notes

4.2.8. Jaunty Jackalope (9.04)

4.2.8.1. User Notes


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WifiDocs/Driver/Madwifi (last edited 2009-05-20 21:43:48 by sahp3977)