Difference between revisions of "Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller"
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== Hardware Installation == | == Hardware Installation == | ||
# Update to 2.6.27 Kernel <br />{{cmdroot|apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-2.6-sidux-686 linux-headers-2.6-sidux-686}} | # Update to 2.6.27 Kernel <br />{{cmdroot|apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-2.6-sidux-686 linux-headers-2.6-sidux-686}} | ||
− | # Get the Firmware microcode from the Intel Website <br />{{cmduser|wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz}} and unpack it <br />{{cmduser|tar -zxvf iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz}} | + | # Get the Firmware microcode from the [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads Intel Website] <br />{{cmduser|wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz}} and unpack it <br />{{cmduser|tar -zxvf iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz}} |
# Copy the Microcode into the firmware dirctory <br />{{path|/lib/firmware/}} <br />for example by <br />{{cmdroot|cp iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware/}} | # Copy the Microcode into the firmware dirctory <br />{{path|/lib/firmware/}} <br />for example by <br />{{cmdroot|cp iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware/}} | ||
# Reload the Kernel Module <br />{{cmdroot|modprobe -r iwlagn && modprobe iwlagn}} | # Reload the Kernel Module <br />{{cmdroot|modprobe -r iwlagn && modprobe iwlagn}} |
Revision as of 16:41, 22 November 2008
Contents
download linux kernel 2.6.26
download linux kernel prepatch 2.6.27-rc5
(http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.27-rc5.bz2)
Device Drivers => Network device surppot => wireless LAN
CONFIG_WLAN_80211=y
CONFIG_IWLWIFI=y
CONFIG_IWLCORE=y
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_RFKILL=y
CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_IWLAGN=y
CONFIG_IWLAGN_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT=y
CONFIG_IWLAGN_LEDS=y
CONFIG_IWL5000=y
make && make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.27-rc5
install wpa_supplicant
now enjoy your new wireless card :)
alternative if you want to use your stock < 2.6.27 Kernel
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5710211&postcount=4
sidux 2008-03
Setup on: 2008-11-22. Sidux Kernel 2.6.27 comes with the needed configuration only the firmware microcode is missing. Until this code is not integrated into the nonfree package firmware-iwlwifi there is need to copy it by hand (see below).
Hint:
If the iwlwifi-5000 microcode is migrated (currently on the wishlist) into the firmware-iwlwifi package, then you can try as root to apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi
Hint:
New versions of the microcode might be available on the Wireless WiFi Link drivers for Linux page by Intel in the download section.
Hardware Installation
- Update to 2.6.27 Kernel
# apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-2.6-sidux-686 linux-headers-2.6-sidux-686
- Get the Firmware microcode from the Intel Website
$ wget http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz
and unpack it$ tar -zxvf iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz
- Copy the Microcode into the firmware dirctory
/lib/firmware/
for example by# cp iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware/
- Reload the Kernel Module
# modprobe -r iwlagn && modprobe iwlagn
- Done.
Test of Hardware Installation
- Interface should be in the list now:
$ nicinfo
- Scan for Networks, this should work now:
# iwlist scanning
Usage Example: Establish a WLAN link with ceni
- Update ceni with wpagui
# apt-get update && apt-get install ceni wpagui
- Start ceni
# ceni
- Configure Wlan Interface within ceni
- Use ... and then scan or roam.
- With scan you should see wireless networks and be able to connect to them.