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I installed 12.1 on this laptop & have both the huge & generic kernels. I get the same results with both kernels.
I have installed the madwifi packages from SBo. (I have also tried Alien Bob's packages, with the same results). The modules are loaded on boot:
I have tried following the instructions from madwifi.org with this result:
Code:
# wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
wlanconfig: ioctl: No such device
root@laptop:~
# wlanconfig ath0 destroy
wlanconfig: ioctl: No such device
root@laptop:~
# wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
wlanconfig: ioctl: No such device
It seems that the device ath0 is not being created. Madwifi.org & Alien Bob's Howto seem to assume that if the modules are loaded, the device is created. What am I doing wrong?
Regards,
Bill
I have Atheros 5212 PCI card and works flawlessly with madwifi. Here's what I have in my rc.inet1.conf. BTW, I've used Alien Bob's slackbuild to make the package.
Instead of running the unnecessary wlanconfig commands, can you just run
Code:
ifconfig -a
and
Code:
iwconfig
and look at these commands' output for the existence of an ath0 wireless interface?
It may be that your card is not supported by madwifi (which I doubt) or that the card's radio is turned of (there are wiki pages at http://madwifi.org dealing with that issue).
Also inspect /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog for any signs of module loading errors.
tuxrules & Lufbery:
I've tried your various suggestions, but the problem is that although the modules are loading, the ath device is not getting created. ifconfig & iwconfig only show eth0 & lo.
Eric:
I downloaded your SlackBuild & the most recent madwifi snapshot & used them to replace the SBo packages. Everything remains the same as in my first post. I'm thinking that the AR242x chip is not supported by madwifi. Is ndiswrapper a possible help? I've never needed ndiswrapper & don't know much about it.
Regards,
Bill
wget http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz
tar -zxvf madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz
cd madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007
make
checkinstall --fstrans=no -S -y
installpkg madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007-i386-1.tgz
cd ..
rm -rf madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007*
Thanks to everyone, especially Road-map. I followed his instructions to the letter & am now posting via the wireless adaptor.
Drew: I did not have to use a static IP; this chip worked fine with DHCP, after I entered the "Default Gateway" in rc.inet1.
I do not have security set up yet. Fortunately, I live 15 miles out of town & my nearest neighbor with a computer is about a half mile away. Setting security is my next project.
Thanks again,
Bill
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