MadwifiForum: Networking Topic: Madwifi started by: starfleetcaptainrob Posted by starfleetcaptainrob on Feb. 26 2006,17:00
I'm hoping some one can help me out here. I'm brand new to DSL and still a bit of a Linux noob. (I've been running Ubuntu on my desktop system for over 6 months now but there's still a lot for me to learn!) Anyhow, I recently purchased a older Dell Latitude CP M233SST laptop and bought a D-Link DWL-G650 wireless card to go along with it. I'm having a very difficult time getting the card up and running. I read on a different thread here that the card should just work if you install the 2.1 version of DSL with the Madwifi.dsl extension. I have the 2.1 version of DSL up and running but I can't seem to install Madwifi. I was hoping someone could help me out with this? Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated!
Posted by roberts on Feb. 26 2006,17:08
I would try the latest version of DSL, 2.2b as madwifi is included.
Posted by JB4x4 on Feb. 26 2006,23:27
I have found that the newer Atheros chips aren't fully supported with the old modules included with DSL 2.2. I have compiled the latest Madwifi-NG sources and built an extension you could try < madwifi-ng-2.4.26.dsl >I currently have it working with a D-Link DWL-650 that I use. After installing open a terminal and run sudo /opt/madwifi_setup.sh Posted by starfleetcaptainrob on Feb. 27 2006,02:27
JB, i tried to run the "sudo /opt/madwifi_setup.sh" but this is what i got:
the madwifi_setup.sh file is in the /opt folder so i don't know exactly what i'm doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated! Posted by JB4x4 on Feb. 27 2006,03:49
Sorry about that, I left part of the command out. The correct command is sudo sh /opt/madwifi_setup.sh , (I left out the "sh"). You should get a response about the "tainted" kernel, and Module ath_hal loaded. Follow this with - sudo pump -i ath0 if you are using a dhcp router.
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