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madwifi - a Linux kernel device driver for Wireless LAN chipsets from Atheros.
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A wireless card compatibility matrix is available at:
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http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility
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By default the script will build the madwifi kernel module for the currently
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running kernel. If you would like to build the madwifi driver for a different
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kernel version, two things are required:
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1) kernel source in /usr/src/linux-<version>
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2) run the script as: KERNELVERSION=<version> sh madwifi-driver.SlackBuild
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In place of <version> use only the version, not the full path. The <version>
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string from 1) and 2) must be identical.
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Example: KERNELVERSION=2.6.22.7
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The kernel module will then be installed to /lib/modules/<version>/....
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You may use this SlackBuild to build the madwifi module for as many *different*
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kernels as you like and they can be installed alongside each other without
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conflict.
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Requirements:
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Kernel requirements:
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Linux Kernel 2.4.23+ or 2.6.x series
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Kernel source and headers of running kernel
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No module versioning support
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option CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
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Wireless Extensions support in kernel
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v14+ required, v17+ recommended; option CONFIG_NET_RADIO
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Sysctl support in kernel
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option CONFIG_SYSCTL
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Crypto API support in kernel
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option CONFIG_CRYPTO
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HMAC support
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option CONFIG_CRYPTO_HMAC
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AES support (for WPA networks)
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option CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES
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Requirements for configuring the wireless card:
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madwifi-tools -- suite of tools designed specifically for madwifi-supported cards
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iwconfig -- part of "wireless-tools" package in N series
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wpa_supplicant -- for WPA encrypted networks - in N package series
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2010-05-11 15:01:30 +02:00
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NOTE: You can place the SlackBuild and slack-desc.{tools,driver} files
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in the same directory without conflicts, and then you only have to
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keep one copy of the madwifi source code around...
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