Re: MADWIFI

[Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Temlakos wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
> > Steven Stern wrote:
> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > > Hash: SHA1
> > >
> > > Karl Larsen wrote:
> > >  
> > > >    I went to the web page of the developers at SourceForge and I 
> > > > really
> > > > can't find anything but a tarball from that page. If it is possible to
> > > > get a kernel rpm for F7 it must be on the Livina list.
> > > >
> > > >    I installed the Livina list and used yum install madwifi and got 2
> > > > rpm files neither of which were a kernel. It seems it MUST be a kernel
> > > > or it can't work.
> > > >
> > > >    Does anyone know the proper yum call to get a madwifi kernel?
> > > >
> > > > Karl
> > > >
> > > >     
> > > As Erich points out, you can download the RPM from Livna.
> > >
> > > I build from source. It's pretty easy:
> > >
> > > svn checkout http://svn.madwifi.org/trunk madwifi
> > > cd madwifi
> > > make
> > > make install
> > >
> > > The first time you install, use "modprobe ath_pci" before rebooting.
> > >
> > > - --
> > >
> > >   Steve
> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux)
> > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
> > >
> > > iD8DBQFGj/Y4eERILVgMyvARAvndAJ0WkIkC2y2KgRlrbPMVoRewRVaVHgCfb70T
> > > a5qXaiyAd0bOyxDBxCaQRDg=
> > > =Xye+
> > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> > >
> > >   
> > Well the make install must be quite a program. I'm old and I recall 
> > you must compile both the things in the kernel and all the modules. I 
> > really don't see how that can part of the make install.
> >
> > And the yum of a kernel FAILED because I already have a later kernel. 
> > It might have madwifi but I can't find it.
> >
> > This whole thing is just a pain!
> >
> > Karl
> The program kmod-madwifi is the /kernel module/ for madwifi. The key: 
> you must install a kernel module built specially for the kernel you 
> want to run it with.
>
> Question for everyone: does the new kernel have any of its own WiFi 
> code, and if so, does that code substitute for MADWifi for use with 
> Atheros-based wireless NICs?
>
> Temlakos
   It does. I have wifi on MY laptop now and I had to go to the F7 
updated kernel which is Fedora (2.6.21-1.3228.fc7)
  which has the old ath_pci and supporting things in it's module stack. 
I had the new kernel that is 3232 that has a lot of the new wifi stuff 
but not madwifi.

I need to do some cleanup and am writing a paper on how to get your 
linux to do wifi. It will be long but much more structured than the help 
I get here.

Karl