Getting Madwifi Working (Ubuntu)

1.

Code:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Uncomment anything that starts with "deb". Exit by pressing "CTRL+X" then answer "Yes". Finally hit "ENTER"

2.

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

3.

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev

4.

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

5.

Code:

sudo apt-get install subversion

6.

Code:

sudo -i

7.

Code:

sudo svn checkout http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/ madwifi-ng

8.

Code:

cd madwifi-ng

9.

Code:

echo "" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

10.

Code:

echo "#Remove To Install MadWIFI Drivers" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

11.

Code:

echo "blacklist ath9k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

12.

Code:

echo "blacklist ath5k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

13.

Code:

make && make install

14.

Code:

echo ath_pci >> /etc/modules

Restart your machine.

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Kernel updates of your system will kill your driver and will require a driver recompile. Just open a terminal and type in...

Code:

sudo -i

and repeat from step 8.