help installing intel 6300 wlan

[chali]

I am completely new to back track linux and need some help.

The computer is an Alienware m17x and I need help installing the wireless card intel 6300 wlan card

/ Chali

[Archangel-Amael]

Try searching both here and at google. Once you figure out how to install a driver( if you even need one) then try posting some actual relevant information.
Then we maybe able to help you.

[Encrypted_Soldier]

^ agreed we need more info.

[chali]

hello again

I have searched on google and various forums but to no avail.

the card works in ubuntu 10:04 if it is helpful?

/ Chali

[oshea85]

I'm having a very similar issue with the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN adapter... been googling for two days now. It seems the driver is looking for APIv1 or APIv2 firmware...

In messages, over and over:
May 5 12:52:58 bt kernel: iwlagn 0000:44:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-6000-2.ucode
May 5 12:52:58 bt kernel: iwlagn 0000:44:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-6000-1.ucode

I was able to find newer APIv4 firmware on intellinuxwireless.org... which I put into /lib/firmware, but the driver doesn't seem to know to try to load it (was still getting same message above). I then tried renaming the firmware file "iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode" to "iwlwifi-6000-2.ucode", but the driver complained that the API version was wrong.

I would think that I should try to recompile or upgrade the linux driver for the Intel 6300 so that it would know to look for APIv4 firmware... but I understand that BT4's wireless drivers are heavily patched to support various things... I'm afraid to start messing with this without having some guidance from someone more knowledgeable than I am.

I can provide whatever command output that might be helpful.