How to get ar9170 chipset usb adapter working

[spawn]

 

# cd /usr/src/linux
# patch -p0 < /way/of/patch/chan.c 
# make SUBDIRS=net/wireless modules
# make SUBDIRS=net/wireless modules_install
# depmod -qa

use patch that I posted ( chan.c )

[Mortis2011]

 

# cd /usr/src/linux
# patch -p0 < /way/of/patch/chan.c 
# make SUBDIRS=net/wireless modules
# make SUBDIRS=net/wireless modules_install
# depmod -qa

use patch that I posted ( chan.c )

root@bt:/usr/src/linux# patch -p0 < /bin/chan.c
patching file net/wireless/chan.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 49.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 79.
2 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file net/wireless/chan.c.rej

[spawn]

are you using bt r2 ?

[Mortis2011]

are you using bt r2 ?

that is right!

[spawn]

On bt r2 the patch already applied



Cheers,

[alzaman]

hey guys iam new on backtrack, i have TP-LINK TL-WN721N also have
BackTrack 4 Beta Release VMWare Image, i place ar9271.fw to /lib/firmware and downloaded latest version of compact wireless, and when i run : sudo make , then i got this info.

 root@bt:~/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31# sudo make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.1/build M=/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011
-03-31 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.28.1'
  CC [M]  /root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/compat/main.o
In file included from /root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/l
inux/compat-2.6.h:34,
                 from <command-line>:0:
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:
In function ‘irq_desc_get_chip’:
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:9
3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_irq_desc_chip’
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:9
3: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:
In function ‘irq_desc_get_handler_data’:
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:9
7: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_irq_desc_data’
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.6.39.h:9
7: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                In function ‘irq_desc_get_chip_data’:
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                02: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_irq_desc_chip_d
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                02: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                In function ‘irq_desc_get_msi_desc’:
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                07: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_irq_desc_msi’
/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/include/linux/compat-2.                                07: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast
make[3]: *** [/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/compat/ma                                ror 1
make[2]: *** [/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31/compat] E
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31]
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.28.1'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
root@bt:~/Desktop/compat-wireless-2011-03-31#

so please whats the problem ????

[dustyboner]

hey guys iam new on backtrack, i have TP-LINK TL-WN721N also have
BackTrack 4 Beta Release VMWare Image, i place ar9271.fw to /lib/firmware and downloaded latest version of compact wireless, and when i run : sudo make , then i got this info.


so please whats the problem ????

the problem is: your using BackTrack 4 Beta Release VMWare Image

Use BackTrack 4 R2 Release VMware Image It should have the driver and firmware (for your adapter) already installed


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I just noticed that the BackTrack 4 R2 iso doesn't have the one stage firmware, which is needed for the AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N and AVM FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick 2.4 and possibly others. So any one still having problems, make sure that you have ar9170.fw in /lib/firmware

Download ar9170.fw

[Kostia]

Hello.
I need help with BackTrack 4
I'm using BackTrack4 with VMWARE.
When I type airmon-ng it comes up with no interfaces or drivers!
My Wifi card is D-Link DWA-552(not a usb wifi)
I'm new in BackTrack please help

[spawn]

@Kostia

Your NOT USB WIFI, don't work under VMWARE.
USE a USB card with vmware,
Please, check cards supported with Back|Track Linux

Regards,

[longjidin]

maybe this link will help you http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download happy hunting!!!!!