How to get ar9170 chipset usb adapter working

[dustyboner]

i get this when i try airodump with wnda3100


root@bt:~# airodump-ng ath0

ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
ARPHRD_IEEE80211_FULL or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead. Make
sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start ath0 <#>'
Sysfs injection support was not found either.

dont know what its mean but is seem dont work can someone help thanks

it looks like you didn't blacklist arusb_lnx. ath0 won't show up after arusb_lnx is blacklisted, it should be something like this:

root@IClsd:~# airmon-ng
Interface       Chipset             Driver

wlan0           AR9001U         ar9170usb - [phy15]

root@IClsd:~# airmon-ng start wlan0

Interface       Chipset                  Driver

wlan0           AR9001U             ar9170usb - [phy15]    
                                               (monitor mode enabled on mon0)

[hunglam]

can u show me how to blacklist my wnda3100 driver
i dont know how to do it

thank you

i saw it how to blacklist in first page

thank you

[hunglam]

after i blacklist my wnda3100 usb adapter

the device not found anymore
when i type airmon-ng nothing show up

please help

thank you

[ktgohdt125]

The following devices with the atheros AR9170 chipset need the drivers updated to work correctly with BT4:

• Arcadyan - WN7512
• Atheros - 9170
• Atheros - TG121N
• AVM - FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N
• AMV - FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N 2.4
• Cace - Airpcap NX
• D-Link - DWA 160A1
• D-Link - DWA 160A2
• IO-Data - WNGDNUS2
• Netgear - WNDA3100
• Netgear - WN111 v2
• Planex - GWUS300
• Sphairon - Homelink 1202
• TP-Link - TL-WN821N v2
• Z-Com - UB81 BG
• Z-Com - UB82 ABG
• Zydas - ZD1221
• Zyxel - NWD271N

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Here is how to update the drivers:

Download ar9170.fw, ar9170-1.fw, ar9170-2.fw and put them into /lib/firmware

Download compat-wireless-2.6.32.3.tar.bz2

Open a terminal and run:

tar -xf /root/compat-wireless-2.6.32.3.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-2.6.32.3
make
make install
make unload

*If you get a "No such file or directory" error when you run make, run this command:

ln -s /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/2.6.30.9/build

Open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist with any text editor and add blacklist arusb_lnx to the list and save the file.

then:

reboot

i fail to update it. i am using live usb BT4 final to run bt4,
any option to update this TP-Link - TL-WN821N v2 atheros AR9170 chipset??

thanks for ur info

regards
ktgoh

[hunglam]

my wnda3100 working now thanks

[zoubruce]

after i blacklist my wnda3100 usb adapter

the device not found anymore
when i type airmon-ng nothing show up

please help

thank you

i got the same problem, my device is WN111v2.
and my dmesg show:

usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-2: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-2: ar9170.fw firmware file not found, trying old firmware...

thank you

[phelix]

i am sure this is a simple problem but its hurting my head =) i am using VMware player go though all the steps verify that the blacklist was changed but when i reboot it it all go's back to how it was before any ideas?

bah such a noob think i got it

[dustyboner]

i got the same problem, my device is WN111v2.
and my dmesg show:

thank you

usb 1-2: ar9170.fw firmware file not found, trying old firmware... if your getting this you probably installed a version of compat-wireless that is newer than 2.6.32.x

if you did just open a terminal, cd to your compat-wireless directory, and run

make uninstall

to remove the drivers. then follow the tut. using the correct version of compat-wireless
************************************************** *****************************************
if you updated the kernel to 2.6.34 the only thing that needs to be done to get ar9170usb working is:

Open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist with any text editor and add blacklist arusb_lnx to the list and save the file.
************************************************** ***********************************************

[jnpoff]

The following devices with the atheros AR9170 chipset need the drivers updated to work correctly with BT4:

• Arcadyan - WN7512
• Atheros - 9170
• Atheros - TG121N
• AVM - FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N
• AMV - FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N 2.4
• Cace - Airpcap NX
• D-Link - DWA 160A1
• D-Link - DWA 160A2
• IO-Data - WNGDNUS2
• Netgear - WNDA3100
• Netgear - WN111 v2
• Planex - GWUS300
• Sphairon - Homelink 1202
• TP-Link - TL-WN821N v2
• Z-Com - UB81 BG
• Z-Com - UB82 ABG
• Zydas - ZD1221
• Zyxel - NWD271N

----
Here is how to update the drivers:

Download ar9170.fw, ar9170-1.fw, ar9170-2.fw and put them into /lib/firmware

Download compat-wireless-2.6.32.3.tar.bz2

Open a terminal and run:

tar -xf /root/compat-wireless-2.6.32.3.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-2.6.32.3
make
make install
make unload

*If you get a "No such file or directory" error when you run make, run this command:

ln -s /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/2.6.30.9/build

Open /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist with any text editor and add blacklist arusb_lnx to the list and save the file.

then:

reboot

First off, thank you for posting something relevant to what I am seeking. If I am trying to get ar9170 chipset (netgear wn111v2) to work with Backtrack 3 + vmware (due to not being able to download the larger Backtrack 4), are the steps still the same? I put the updated drivers in the same location, but when I went to make, I received the "no such file or directory"- and then tried the code line you suggested in this event, but received another "no such file or directory." Thank you for any help that you can give.

[sp3cy]

I did all the steps from the tut, but airmon-ng wont show any interface as well as iwconfig. I blacklisted the old driver und fixed airmon-ng to use ar9170usb driver. What could be the problem I'm facing?

On startup an error occurs:

usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71


does this has something to do that my WNDA3100(v1) is not working? how can i fix this?