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From: zappa on 21 Apr 2008 22:21 GeekBoy wrote: > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:58:30 +1000, zappa wrote: > >> GeekBoy wrote: >>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:16:37 +1000, zappa wrote: >>> >>>> /sbin/iwlist ap >>> >>> Thanks for that info. >>> >>> Still no good. For some reason it is reporting no access points. More >>> than likely due to the fact that the card is "inactive," but I cannot >>> activate it for an unknown reason >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I presume you have the madwifi module installed and running. It was an >> atheros card? lsmod should include ath_pci. > > > > > No. madwifi is not installed yet for the reason I was digging for on a > web site and wanted to confer first with others..seems like a crappy way > to get it running. > > I havew to check lsmod...never messed with it. > > "Fixing Fedora 8 wireless problem > > http://coyotesg.blogspot.com/ > > Fedora 8's wireless is really disappointing. > > So far, bugs findings include > > 1. wpa_supplicant is buggy & cannot connect. > 2. default ath_5k driver conflicts with madwifi driver from livna > 3. network manager is also buggy. > > I have a DLink G520 using the atheros chipset. Here is how I managed to > get it working. > Note: This method will give you a fixed ip 192.168.0.17(or dhcp ip if you > like) & the startup > files will connect you to your preferred wireless network without any > manual intervention by users > like using network manager, which does not work anyway. > > 1. Blacklist ath_5k in /etc/modprobe.conf & /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. > 2. Installed kmod-madwifi from livna > 3. disabled network manager as it will interfere with the configuration > below. > 4. updated wpa_supplicant > > Tricky steps: > > 5. Previous version of Fedora before 8, atheros chipset is recognized as > ath0. In > Fedora 8, this does not work. Atheros chispet is recognized as wlan0. So, > I have > changed all previous reference to ath0 to wlan0. > 6. I removed the ath_5k driver from kernel as some suggested. Not sure if > this is > absolutely necessary though. > 7. At /etc/rc5.d, there is this file SXXwpa_supplicant. My case, XX=12. > Change it to a bigger > no. I changed it to 98. Reason being, wpa_supplicant was started before > other services & > so it does not work. S98wpa_supplicant makes wpa_supplicant starts after > most other services. > 8. 4 files to be modified/created > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 > /etc/dhclient-wlan0.conf > /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf > > > My configuration files are as follow:" > > > From : > > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=172718 > One resource is http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo Also have a look at the livna repository. It includes three packages kmod-madwifi, kmod-madwifi-2.6.24.4-64.fc8 or whatever kernel version you use & madwifi. Installing these packages should get madwifi onto your system without building from scratch. I have no trouble with fc8 and the atheros chipset.
From: GeekBoy on 22 Apr 2008 02:03
"zappa" <nokid(a)box.net> wrote in message news:jPmdnf8oOoBe1pDVnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d(a)internode... > GeekBoy wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:58:30 +1000, zappa wrote: >> >>> GeekBoy wrote: >>>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:16:37 +1000, zappa wrote: >>>> >>>>> /sbin/iwlist ap >>>> >>>> Thanks for that info. >>>> >>>> Still no good. For some reason it is reporting no access points. More >>>> than likely due to the fact that the card is "inactive," but I cannot >>>> activate it for an unknown reason >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I presume you have the madwifi module installed and running. It was an >>> atheros card? lsmod should include ath_pci. >> >> >> >> >> No. madwifi is not installed yet for the reason I was digging for on a >> web site and wanted to confer first with others..seems like a crappy way >> to get it running. >> >> I havew to check lsmod...never messed with it. >> >> "Fixing Fedora 8 wireless problem >> >> http://coyotesg.blogspot.com/ >> >> Fedora 8's wireless is really disappointing. >> >> So far, bugs findings include >> >> 1. wpa_supplicant is buggy & cannot connect. >> 2. default ath_5k driver conflicts with madwifi driver from livna >> 3. network manager is also buggy. >> >> I have a DLink G520 using the atheros chipset. Here is how I managed to >> get it working. >> Note: This method will give you a fixed ip 192.168.0.17(or dhcp ip if you >> like) & the startup >> files will connect you to your preferred wireless network without any >> manual intervention by users >> like using network manager, which does not work anyway. >> >> 1. Blacklist ath_5k in /etc/modprobe.conf & /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. >> 2. Installed kmod-madwifi from livna >> 3. disabled network manager as it will interfere with the configuration >> below. >> 4. updated wpa_supplicant >> >> Tricky steps: >> >> 5. Previous version of Fedora before 8, atheros chipset is recognized as >> ath0. In >> Fedora 8, this does not work. Atheros chispet is recognized as wlan0. So, >> I have >> changed all previous reference to ath0 to wlan0. >> 6. I removed the ath_5k driver from kernel as some suggested. Not sure if >> this is >> absolutely necessary though. >> 7. At /etc/rc5.d, there is this file SXXwpa_supplicant. My case, XX=12. >> Change it to a bigger >> no. I changed it to 98. Reason being, wpa_supplicant was started before >> other services & >> so it does not work. S98wpa_supplicant makes wpa_supplicant starts after >> most other services. >> 8. 4 files to be modified/created >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 >> /etc/dhclient-wlan0.conf >> /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf >> >> >> My configuration files are as follow:" >> >> >> From : >> >> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=172718 >> > One resource is http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo > Also have a look at the livna repository. It includes three packages > kmod-madwifi, kmod-madwifi-2.6.24.4-64.fc8 or whatever kernel version you > use & madwifi. Installing these packages should get madwifi onto your > system without building from scratch. > I have no trouble with fc8 and the atheros chipset. Thanks for that info. I will have a look and get back on by Tuesday night or Wednesday. |