BackTrack 4 R1 Development release

[snowjob]

... Is there a way to activate the rt2800pci driver instead?

After I built/installed all the modules myself I was able to load the rt2800pci module, but it didn't see the Alfa. But the rt2800usb module did. I also needed to put a copy of the rt2870.bin in /lib/firmware-2.6.34-rc6 before I could issue airmon-ng wlanX against it.

I'm not sure if my apt-get dist-upgrade worked right or what. I was missing most/all my modules. I unpacked the linux-source-2.6.34-rc6 in /usr/src and copied the /proc/config.gz over to rebuild it.

I am now able to put the "Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870 Wireless Adapter" in monitor mode and fire up airodump-ng. But it doesn't show anything.. I had this problem with the 2.6.30.9 before I upgraded. I'm worried its a hardware failure. I had it working about a week ago on the 2.6.30.9 kernel. I'll verify its not hardware before I go any further with it.


NOTE: I am rebuilding my kernel with HID support as a module. I'm not sure how it was built with the 2.6.30.9 kernel, but that might be what is causing problems with my touch screen. But it will be a few hours before my poor little Atom will finish the build.

[pab10x]

dell inspiron 1440 Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b / g (rev 01) works well then
root @ bt: ~ # / usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh

[joker5bb]

can you list all the patches that are used in that new kernel

why did you not compile modules for AWUS036NH
also airdrop-ng is not compiled

[Archangel-Amael]

can you list all the patches that are used in that new kernel

why did you not compile modules for AWUS036NH
also airdrop-ng is not compiled

Taken from the link in the post by muts
We are not interested in tracking broken applications as much as hearing how your hardware is fairing – particularly wireless cards, injection support, etc.

[BT User]

I noticed the rt2860.bin firmware file is missing from /lib/firmware so you may be missing your necessary firmware file as well. Also, can someone provide specific instructions for building/installing the rt2800pci driver? I tried the usual ./config, make, make install but it did not work (did you have to download additional files?) I'd like to test this out for the project if at all possible...

Thanks!

After I built/installed all the modules myself I was able to load the rt2800pci module, but it didn't see the Alfa. But the rt2800usb module did. I also needed to put a copy of the rt2870.bin in /lib/firmware-2.6.34-rc6 before I could issue airmon-ng wlanX against it.

I'm not sure if my apt-get dist-upgrade worked right or what. I was missing most/all my modules. I unpacked the linux-source-2.6.34-rc6 in /usr/src and copied the /proc/config.gz over to rebuild it.

I am now able to put the "Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870 Wireless Adapter" in monitor mode and fire up airodump-ng. But it doesn't show anything.. I had this problem with the 2.6.30.9 before I upgraded. I'm worried its a hardware failure. I had it working about a week ago on the 2.6.30.9 kernel. I'll verify its not hardware before I go any further with it.


NOTE: I am rebuilding my kernel with HID support as a module. I'm not sure how it was built with the 2.6.30.9 kernel, but that might be what is causing problems with my touch screen. But it will be a few hours before my poor little Atom will finish the build.

[ignisf]

A follow-up to my previous post (sry about double-posting ):

The situation remained unchanged even after I ran install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh.

However on my Ubuntu installation I applied the following quick and VERY UGLY workaround:

1. I installed both the wl and the b43 drivers.
2. I downloaded and installed the broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2 firmware as advised.
3. I blacklisted the open-source drivers in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf.

   # Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl. All changes to this file will be lost.
   blacklist b43
   blacklist b43legacy
   blacklist ssb
   blacklist bcm43xx
   #blacklist wl

4. I put the following in /etc/rc.local:

   #!/bin/sh -e
   #
   # rc.local
   #
   # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
   # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
   # value on error.
   #
   # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
   # bits.
   #
   # By default this script does nothing.
   
   modprobe -r wl
   modprobe b43 hwtkip=1 hwpctl=1
   /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
   exit 0

As you can see, I use the proprietary driver to ... initialise?... the wlan card then unload it and use the open-source driver to use it. Injection and monitor mode work flawlessly.

I have attached the dmesg output. dmesg.zip

I hope this helps to fix this bug .

[himora]

Injection work well with : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
and the rate is also very good ( 1min )
thx

[iceman_3233]

Having the same problem with my SMC w/ Zydas 1211 chipset. Worked well with BT4.

[muts]

Thanks for all the reports! Keep them coming, this is exactly what we need!

[risingsun]

I have a dell mini 10v with a "Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01) - wireless adapter"

-Packet Injection works 100%
-AirDrop works 100%

but there's a few error comes out when bootin.. but it seems it doesnt affect the wireless adapter cuz i can use AirCrack suite Perfectly. but i will still post it below..

root@bt:~# dmesg | grep -ni error
728:b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
729:b43-phy0 ERROR: This device does not support DMA on your system. Please use PIO instead.
730:b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) .