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Joei at 08:15, 18 November 2009

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‎Problems on Fedora Core 9

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 As of the latest distributions (Ubuntu 8.10 and Fedora 10) the atk5k driver is still flaky, but those problems seem to be resolved with the latest mainline kernel (2.6.29).
+{{NOTE|Atheros-Chip AR5211 still needs the MadWifi driver in Kernels >=2.6.29. Get the sources [[http://dimitar.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/madwifi-trunk-r4099-20090929.tar.gz here]] and build them (you will need your linux headers)}}
 == Problems on Fedora 9 ==
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 Although this enables ath0, I have yet to get the wirelss to actually connect to anything.

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 == Status ==
-Release 0.9.3[http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3] available
+Release 0.9.4[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.4] available
 Release notes
-     * switch to newer HAL, v0.9.18.0
+     * fixes compilation for recently released kernel 2.6.24
-    * ensure compilation against recent kernel versions up to 2.6.20
+     * introduces Minstrel rate control algorithm
-     * ensure compatibility back to kernel 2.4.22, drop support for 2.4.21 and older
+     * introduces switch to turn ANI (Ambience Noise Immunity) off, which can help to improve performance (see also #705)
-     * allow compilation without support of features such as fast frames, turbo mode, etc.
+     * several bug fixes to improve stability
-     * support for some PCI Express cards fixed
+     * now defaults to radiotap headers in monitor mode
-     * some security-related issues have been patched
+     * adds support for variable number of VAPs, tunable via module parameter
 == Free Software HAL ==

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 == Packages ==
-*Official {{Debian}} packages in the [http://packages.debian.org/src:madwifi non-free section]. See also the [http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-madwifi/ Alioth project page] and the [http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/Distro/Debian Madwifi wiki].
+*Official {{Debian}} packages in the [http://packages.debian.org/src:madwifi non-free section]. See also the [http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-madwifi/ Alioth project page] and the [http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/Distro/Debian Madwifi wiki].
 *{{Debian}} Packages: http://www.marlow.dk/madwifi
 *{{Debian}} Packages: http://www.users.tpg.com.au/sigm/debian/pkg-madwifi/
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 *{{Fedora}} Packages(2): http://www.atrpms.net/name/madwifi/
 *{{Gentoo}} ebuild: {{cmduser|emerge net-wireless/madwifi-driver net-wireless/madwifi-tools}}
-*{{SUSE}} Packages http://www.madwifi.org/suse/
+*{{SUSE}} Packages http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/Distro/SuSE
 *{{Ubuntu}} Package: {{cmduser|sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`}}
 *[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/GettingMadwifi MadWifi packages and source] for these and other distributions

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 Setting up [[wpa_supplicant]] with wpa-psk.
-You can enable the wireless LAN status LED on your Thinkpad by following [http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/EnableLEDs these instructions] (tested on Thinkpad x60s).
+You can enable the wireless LAN status LED on your Thinkpad by following [http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/EnableLEDs these instructions] (tested on Thinkpad x60s).
 == Status ==

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 == Source ==
-Detailed instructions can be found [http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/GettingMadwifi on the MadWiFi Wiki].
+Detailed instructions can be found [http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/UserDocs/GettingMadwifi on the MadWiFi Wiki].
 == Installation ==

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 == External links ==
-* [http://http://madwifi-project.org/ Official website]
+* [http://madwifi-project.org/ Official website]
 [[Category:Drivers]]

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−	== Problems on Fedora ~~Core~~ 9 ==	+	== Problems on Fedora 9 ==
	When installing madwifi 0.9.4 on my new machine (from source), ath_pci would load fine, apparently, but I could only see the wlan0 interface via iwconfig, and no attempt to create an ath0 interface or start it (via ifconfig) would work. I finally found the problem ([http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=990516 described in this email trail]) which indicates the new ath5k module is the problem.		When installing madwifi 0.9.4 on my new machine (from source), ath_pci would load fine, apparently, but I could only see the wlan0 interface via iwconfig, and no attempt to create an ath0 interface or start it (via ifconfig) would work. I finally found the problem ([http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=990516 described in this email trail]) which indicates the new ath5k module is the problem.