RTL8187 bactrack 3

RTL8187 bactrack 3 does anyone know how to bring this chipset up to work in backtrack 3 ? thanks in advance

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Originally Posted by fido13uk

RTL8187 bactrack 3 does anyone know how to bring this chipset up to work in backtrack 3 ? thanks in advance

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http://rtl8180-sa2400.sourceforge.net/

However these drivers are already included.

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However these drivers are already included.

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thx prez :) what i should have been asking was could anyone tell me the commands in a shell to type to bring this device up thx. its a usb device that im using

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Originally Posted by fido13uk

thx prez :) what i should have been asking was could anyone tell me the commands in a shell to type to bring this device up thx. its a usb device that im using

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Plug it in, type "lsusb" and report back your findings.

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Plug it in, type "lsusb" and report back your findings.

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it just says command not found :(
soory dumb me didnt plug it in:/heres what i got prez

Bus 5 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 1 Device 4: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 1 Device 3: ID 054c:0281 Sony Corp.
Bus 1 Device 2: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp.
Bus 1 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 4 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 3 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 2 Device 1: ID 0000:0000

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Originally Posted by fido13uk

it just says command not found :(
soory dumb me didnt plug it in:/heres what i got prez

Bus 5 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 1 Device 4: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 1 Device 3: ID 054c:0281 Sony Corp.
Bus 1 Device 2: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp.
Bus 1 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 4 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 3 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 2 Device 1: ID 0000:0000

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Well as you can see your device is being recognized. If its not working then maybe you just have to load the proper driver via modprobe. I don't have one of these cards so I don't know what the correct driver is.

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Well as you can see your device is being recognized. If its not working then maybe you just have to load the proper driver via modprobe. I don't have one of these cards so I don't know what the correct driver is

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thx prez i tried typing: modprobe rt8187 but it just says fatal error:) does anyone know the correct commands to bring this chipset into play ? any help appreciated

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Originally Posted by fido13uk

thx prez i tried typing: modprobe rt8187 but it just says fatal error:) does anyone know the correct commands to bring this chipset into play ? any help appreciated

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check out the thread in this forum -> specialist -> wireless -> ALFA Network AWUS036H 500mW Wifi USB Adapter

I learned a lot here..

There are at least two versions of the RTL8187, one will work and the other doesn't.
Can you post which version you have.
I seem to remember that Xploitz made a thread warning of the new version, a quick search should show it up.
The chipset version that is the good one is the RTL8187L which works perfectly.

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Originally Posted by fido13uk

thx prez i tried typing: modprobe rt8187 but it just says fatal error:) does anyone know the correct commands to bring this chipset into play ? any help appreciated

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Try modprobe r8187 (without the "t") - it brings mine up.