[ubuntu] Atheros AR5007EG (AR242x ) in hardy

[formol]

hi,

this post is for people who may have the same problem as i had.

i've a Toshiba a201 with Atheros AR5007EG (named AR5006EG in gusty) now name AR242x in hardy.

anyway, to make it work:

- disable both restricted drivers in System > Adminstration > Hardware drivers

- install ndiswrapper in the add/remove window

- download the .inf from the XP driver at : http://blakecmartin.googlepages.com/...-32-0.2.tar.gz

- open a terminal and type this command : sudo ndisgtk

- select the net5211.inf file and "enter"

- it should now work

i hope this help.

[FredB]

For 32 bits, you can use and install madwifi and a patch. See http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679

Your solution is only the good one for 64 bits hardy.

[formol]

hello,

i tryed madwifi with the patch before, maybe i did something wrong but it didn't work. then, i tryed with ndiswrapper and it works, with the 32 bits version of hardy.

[williamson389]

i tried the steps given by formol in the first step and the wireless connection still wont show up in System-administration-network. When i typed sudo ndisgtk the network showed u but it still doesnt work. i dont know if i made a mistake at the first step with the restricted drivers. i unchecked atheros support and 802.11 lan card.

[formol]

Originally Posted by williamson389 ...i typed sudo ndisgtk the network showed ...

ndisgtk is the graphical interface of ndiswrapper, where you have to set the .inf file. (using the graphical interface equal to type : ndiswrapper -i filename.inf) and the .sys files must be in the folder.

[Alfred_McGee]

The Madwifi fix worked for me, thanks to Tom-X. The problem, though is that my computer no longer suspends. Instead, once the lid has been closed, the screen fills with code, and the machine has to be restarted. Anybody know a fix for this?

EDIT: use the 3366 madwifi driver instead of the old 2756, and the suspend problem goes away

[fissionmailed]

I have to connect via command line. I have a AR5070EG with 7.10 and have always had to connect via command line. I tried the 32-bit patch on a 32-bit OS and it didn't work too. I wish madwifi work get a working 64-bit version out though.

[formol]

for this card in 32bit gusty, look at the last post on this page http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=527619&page=4

[fissionmailed]

Originally Posted by formol for this card in 32bit gusty, look at the last post on this page http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=527619&page=4

That's what I had to do, although I went about another way around it.

[allspamme]

forgive me I am a newbie but I am not even able to install ndiswrapper.
in my add/remove i get this
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Windows Wireless Drivers
Windows Wireless Drivers cannot be installed on your computer type (amd64). Either the application requires special hardware features or the vendor decided to not support your computer type.
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Please help