Install the RPM file madwifi-*.i386.rpm (or x86_64 respectively) plus the RPM kernel module packages (kmdl) appropriate for your kernel version and architecture, madwifi-kmdl-*.rpm and madwifi-hal-kmdl-*.rpm.
Use `uname -r` to determine which kmdl you need to download. If you use a depsolver like smart/yum/apt, all you have to do is point it to ATrpms and use
# smart install madwifi madwifi-kmdl-`uname -r`
Replace smart with yum or apt as appropriate. Note that you will have to install a new pair of madwifi*-kmdl packages for each kernel update, as the depsolvers aren't yet capable to automate this.
Read up more details at madwifi.org
You can download the respective rpms from http://atrpms.net/dist/el4/madwifi/ directly and install via:
# rpm -ivh madwifi*.rpm
After you have installed madwifi, reboot and the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) deamon should automatically pick the card up for configuration. If you skip this configuration on boot, you can set up networking as below:
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Type `iwconfig`, which should show up a wireless network interface "ath0".
- You should now be able to restart the network and get an IP address dynamically assigned via dhcp.
# service network restart
Below is what I have for a static IP:
Configure the interface for the access point to be used:
# iwconfig ath0 essid <ESSID of Access Point> key <hex key>Activate and bring up the wireless interface:
# ifconfig ath0 <IP Address> # route add default gw <IP of Gateway> # ifconfig ath0 up`ifconfig` should now list out ath0 with an inet address. Setup the network script paramerters for ath0
# cat <<EOF > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ath0 DEVICE=ath0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes GATEWAY=<IP of Gateway> TYPE=Wireless ESSID=<ESSID of Access Point> CHANNEL=<CHANNEL # of your AP> MODE=Managed KEY=<hex key> EOF
Note: you can also put your wep key in "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-ath0".
DEVICE=ath0 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=fixed HWADDR=00:11:50:6F:8E:BF NETMASK=255.255.255.0 #DHCP_HOSTNAME= IPADDR=192.168.2.5 #DOMAIN= TYPE=Wireless ESSID=LINUXweblog CHANNEL=11 MODE=Managed RATE=Auto GATEWAY=192.168.2.1
ENJOY your newly configured wireless card!!
easy madwifi on CentOS 5
Create atrpms repo in file: /etc/yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo
[atrpms]name=CentOS $releasever - $basearch - ATrpms
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/el$releasever-$basearch/atrpms/stable
gpgkey=http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
Import gpg key:
# rpm --import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpmsInstall via:
# yum --enablerepo=atrpms install madwifiIf updating the kernel install the new modules prior to rebooting to the new kernel release, via:
# yum --enablerepo=atrpms update madwifi# yum --enablerepo=atrpms install madwifi-hal-kmdl-`uname -r` madwifi-kmdl-`uname -r`
where `uname -r` is the latest kernel just installed.
Other settings:
In file "/etc/modules.conf":
alias ath0 ath_pciUpgrading MadWifi to current kernel 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
Prior to booting to the current kernel after updating kernel via yum, download the needed rpms for the wireless Atheros card:
Reboot to the latest kernel. Make sure to keep the network configuration, in case you are prompted to remove the configuration for the wireless card.
Upgrade to the downloaded madwifi rpms:
The card should automatically get picked up on reboot and if you still have your network configuration for the wireless card, it should be working as before.
Upgrading MadWifi to latest kernel modules
It is recommeded to do install instead of upgrade as with newer kernels so you can fall back to the old if the new does not work.
Once the madwifi rpms are downloaded, install via:
You should now be able to boot to the latest or older kernels and still have your wireless working.
Atheros 5005g
I have reinstalled madwifi as per your instructions, when I perform a modprobe ath_pci, I get a failure stating no such file or directory. I am running Fedora 7 on a Acer Aspire 5100 laptop, set all scripts as per madwifi. I have a hard wire installed but need wireless for travel.
[root@RickSivernell madwifi]# ll /lib/modules/2.6.21-1.3228.fc7/extra/madwifi/
total 1008
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 282744 2007-06-14 06:20 ath_hal.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 143088 2007-06-14 06:20 ath_pci.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 21176 2007-06-14 06:20 ath_rate_amrr.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 20280 2007-06-14 06:20 ath_rate_onoe.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 27144 2007-06-14 06:20 ath_rate_sample.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 16720 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_acl.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 20784 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_ccmp.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 301032 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 18032 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_scan_ap.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 29992 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_scan_sta.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 25240 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_tkip.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 18600 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_wep.ko
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 12168 2007-06-14 06:20 wlan_xauth.ko
[root@RickSivernell /]# modprobe ath_pci
FATAL: Module ath_pci not found.
[root@RickSivernell /]#
vi /etc/modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter pata_atiixp
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-card-0 index=0
options snd-hda-intel index=0
##options 8139too
alias eth0 8139too
##options 3c501 irq=21
options rtl8129 irq=21
alias eth1 ath0_pci
options ath0_pci irq=22
Any ideas
Rick
check kernel and corresponding madwifi package
Most probably, the kernel got updated and you did not update the madwifi package for the corresponding kernel.