SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown Error 132

[h4ckn3t]

Save the following on your desktop as driverupdate.sh, then chmod +x driverupdate.sh, and finally ./driverupdate.sh ... After it runs it will tell you if it was successfully updated, you will just need to reboot and you should be good. Test it by
airmon-ng stop wlan0
macchanger -a wlan0
airmon-ng start wlan0

#!/bin/sh
clear
prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/
wget http://backtrack-linux.org/silly-rfkill-patch.patch
patch -p0 < silly-rfkill-patch.patch
cd /usr/src/linux
make drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko
cp drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.koa
if [ "$?" != 0 ];then
echo "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"
else
echo "SEEMED TO GO OK, REBOOT COMPUTER AND YOU ARE DONE"
fi

[Dudeman02379]

I just want to confirm that after downloading a new copy of the BT5 R1 Gnome x32 vmware image and applying the patch my alfa does work fine. My other VM has had so many changes done at this point I'm sure something I did in the past was preventing the patch from resolving the problem. Thanks again.

[Marlowe]

This works:

prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/
wget http://backtrack-linux.org/silly-rfkill-patch.patch
patch -p0 < silly-rfkill-patch.patch
cd /usr/src/linux
make drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko
cp drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/rtl8187.ko

#Reboot system

I just bought the Alfa card as it was on the Backtrack list. Was pulling my hair out trying to get it stable.

h4ckn3t's sript above worked a treat.
Thanks.