atheros ar5007eg on satellite u305-5077

[ntlam]

Hi all

I got problem with my wireless on my Toshiba Satellite U305-5077. Even I tried many times with solutions in several threads I got no success.
As I looked at Windows, the information about my card is: Atheros Ar5007EG.
Some reports said that madwifi doesn't support AR5007EG (it supports most of atheros chips but not this one).
I tried using Ndiswrapper and used "net5211.inf" from XP driver (32 bit) as it is suggested in some threads. I failed ...
Here is what I did:

Step 1: Disable ath_pci

sudo rmmod ath_pci
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-common

add the following line at the end of the file

blacklist ath_pci

Save and close

Restart computer

step 2. remove old ndiswrapper by using synaptics

Step 3: Build essentials
Use the synaptic package manager
Install the package called "build-essential" in the group called "Development"
But I already got it installed

Step 4: Install Ndiswrapper.

Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=93482
Download ndiswrapper-1.47.tar.gz to folder /home/username

Code:

cd /home/username/
sudo tar xvzf ndiswrapper-1.47.tar.gz
cd /home/username/ndiswrapper-1.47/
sudo make
sudo make install

Step 5: Load drivers with ndiswrapper.
sudo ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf

installing net5211 ...

forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64
........ a lot of lines like above...

then:
sudo ndiswrapper -l
net5211 : driver installed
device (168C:001C) present (alternate driver: ath_pci)

Step 6: Load ndiswrapper and check if it worked
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

Check it:
iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

Then I did:

sudo ndiswrapper -m

After reboot I got no wireless.

I asked for help in some threads but haven't got answer yet. Hope I get some idea here. Thanks

[ntlam]

Never mind. I got it work.

Step 1:
Because I tried Madwifi before so I had to remove it:
Code:
cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)
sudo rm -rf net
sudo rm -rf madwifi
sudo rm -rf madwifi-ng

Then:
cd /to your directory of madwifi-version, do the following:
sudo make clean (you can do this step again and again to make sure madwifi is removed completely)

Code: (Check for the existence of any wlan, ath_hal, ath_pci modules)
lsmod

Remove existing loaded modules:
sudo rmmod (moduleName)

reboot

Step 2: (you might not have to do this step if you haven't installed ndiswrapper)

remove the installed ndiswrapper by doing:

cd /directory of ndiswrapper-1.47/

sudo rmmod ndiswrapper
sudo make distclean
sudo make -C driver clean

Go to Places-->seach for files, seach ndiswrapper, you will see a list of ndiswrapper files and folders. In the command line go to each location to delete ndiswrapper either with sudo rm (for files) or sudo rm -r (for folders).

Step 3:

Then go back to directory of ndiswrapper-1.47/
sudo make
sudo make install

Step 4:

And finally install the driver:

cd /directory of XP driver/

sudo ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf (your file would be different, something like file.inf)
ndiswrapper -l ==> if u see this message: "net5211: driver installed device (168C:001C (not same with ur )

sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

dmesg (show that the card installed)
iwlist wlan0 scan (will show all APs arround you)

sudo ndiswrapper -m

sudo reboot

And the wireless should work.

[jediackbar]

So if I haven't tried anything yet, just follow steps 1-6 on the first post? I would also skip step 2? In step 3, what is the 'build essentials...'?

[ntlam]

ndiswrapper was installed by default so you need to remove it and get the newest one. But the old one might work...you can try. "Build essentials" means you get everything necessary for it to work..

[jediackbar]

I followed your directions and I don't thing it worked. I must have messed something up. I installed ndiswrapper and then installed the XP driver, but still nothing. When I click on the network connection on the taskbar all I see is wired network and modem.

"step 2. remove old ndiswrapper by using synaptics" - How do you do that?

"Step 3: Build essentials
Use the synaptic package manager
Install the package called "build-essential" in the group called "Development"
But I already got it installed"

Again, what or how?

[ntlam]

go to system-->administration-->synaptic package manager--->search for what u need..

[jediackbar]

It still doesn't work. I don't see any wireless connection under the network screen. I think that my card still isn't working.

"Step 5: Load drivers with ndiswrapper.
sudo ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf"

I get that the 'driver is already installed'

[ntlam]

you have to remove the driver and ndiswrapper then install fresh ones

[ntlam]

My post #2 tells you how to remove them

[tturrisi]

The issue w/ that chipset is not a linux, ubuntu or madwifi issue, it's an issue w/ HAL.
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibilit...therosAR5007EG