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.

Grep Commands

lspci | grep Network

Installing Wicd as your Network Manager.

To install the latest version of Wicd, add the following repository to your sources list at /etc/apt/sources list.

deb http://apt.wicd.net gutsy extras

Add the signing key with:

wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Reload apt or Synaptic and install Wicd. Under Applications>Internet choose Wicd. Locate your wireless connection and enter your encryption details. Under preferences choose "wext" as the WPA supplicant Driver. Hit connect.

To get the tray icon loading automatically on boot go to System>Preferences>Sessions and in the Startup tab add a new entry called "Wicd", with "/opt/wicd/tray.py" as the start command. Save and reboot.

If all goes wrong, to reinstall the default Network Manager, simply reinstall network-manager and network-manager-gnome (which automatically uninstalls Wicd in the process). You may need to connect via Ethernet to receive these updates....however, in some cases, there may already be a copy in the /var/cache/apt/archives.

Enabling Wi-fi on E-System Laptop - Ralink 802.11 WLAN (PCLinuxOS)

1. Copy file rt73.INF to Linux Desktop

2. Hit klicker and goto "system>configuration>Configure Your Computer".

3. Type in password.

4. Goto "Network and Security"

5. "Set up new network interface".

6. "Wireless"......next.

7. "Use a Windows Driver (with ndiswrapper)".

8. "Install a new driver"

9. Navigate to rt73.INF file and follow steps.

Enabling Wi-fi on E-System Laptop - Ralink 802.11 WLAN (Mepis 7.0)

1. Copy the files rt73.INF, rt73.sys and Dr71WU.sys to a folder on your Linux Desktop (rt73.INF can be found in the Windows/inf folder. The others in the Windows/System32/Drivers/ folder).

2. Open the folder in konqueror and press F4. Log in as su.....

ndiswrapper -i rt73.INF
#There should be no response if this worked

rmmod ndiswrapper
modprobe ndiswrapper
#unloads & reloads ndiswrapper

ndiswrapper -l
#see if ndiswrapper accepted the driver, found the hardware, and if there is an alternate driver that may need to be blacklisted)

ifconfig -a
#shows all network interfaces, a working ndiswrapper will show up on wlan0

3. Go to System/Mepis/Mepis Network Assistant. Set Interface Configuration Mode to manual. Under the Wireless tab enter your SSID information and WEP information. Click apply and reboot machine