Atheros AR5007EG (AR242x ) in hardy

[blitzer]

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.

Thank you for the post this helped me set up my wireless.

My system is an Acer Aspire 5520 64 bit Hardy.

[d38as3r]

This worked flawlessly for me...
Did exactly as he suggested (im on 32bit also)
Rebooted and had my wireless back.
Thanks Much!

[clevefan]

I did everything you said. my wireless card light is not on. is it suppose to be lit up after dpoing all this?

[persev]

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.

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The requested URL /ticket/1679 was not found on this server.

[elwin_windleaf]

Just wanted to mention that this worked flawlessly on Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), so I imagine it should work alright under most versions of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid.

The machine I installed it on was a Emachines E520 laptop.

[Crafty Kisses]

This has worked on a couple of laptops, but you can install the backports package, and it will resolve the issue as well from my understanding.

[[.root/fail]]

Hello, I have a Compqaq CQ60-211DX. It is a 64-bit machine. But it came with Windows Vista Basic (32-bit). I am running Ubuntu 8.10 (64-bit). I cannot get my wireless to work. I am working through ethernet just fine though.

I am really hoping for help, and I need to take care of this as soon as possible.

I am a complete Linux newbie, bear that in mind too.

Anyways, here is the manufacterer's site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=3866423

Here is the information I got from lsusb:

Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c044 Logitech, Inc. LX3 Optical Mouse
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Here is the information I got from lspci:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)


I followed the instructions in the first post in the following link, but still no luck.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76616

[fuzzyworbles]

i don't know why you want to mess with ndiswrapper. i know that madwifi 0.9.4 works with atheros 5007 variants, but really the best and easiest way to get this card working is to install the ath5k module. do this by getting the the correct source here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download and compiling. you'll need your kernel headers and build-essential. check the included README to see what you need to compile.

in my experience the ath5k module provides a stronger signal than madwifi. for example, madwifi caps the card under the fcc regulation whereas ath5k meets the limit.

[the diz]

I'm really glad I found this thread, I've found quite a few other solutions but this one was the easiest to set up and actually worked for me. I was ready to give up if I didn't get my Wi-Fi up and running today.

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.

For future reference and just a tip for fellow noobs with the same notebook or wireless gear I have ( Compaq Presario CQ60-211DX ), formol's advice here worked perfectly fine for me (Thanks a lot formol!). The physical button on my laptop doesn't indicate the wireless is working, but it is in fact connected without any problems so far (few hours). I'll report back should I come across any hiccups.

[Azaria]

Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure out this for days. I'm new to Linux and your quick guide was so easy to follow and understand. Took me only a few minutes to get it up and running.

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