Zydas 1211 Not Working

[si13nt]

tried to compile the zd1211rw module today. first i removed the skipped parts from the 'zd1211rw_inject_2.6.22.patch' file (don't know if this makes sense... i'm completely new to patching kernel modules). here's what i've done:

bt linux # patch -Np1 --verbose -i zd1211rw_inject_2.6.22.mod.patch
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff -Naur linux-2.6.22_orig/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c~ linux-2.6.22/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c~
|--- linux-2.6.22_orig/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c~ 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
|+++ linux-2.6.22/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c~ 2007-08-23 22:26:08.000000000 +0200
--------------------------
Patching file drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c~ using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1.
done
bt linux # patch -Np1 --verbose -i ieee80211_inject.patch
Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me...
The text leading up to this was:
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|diff -Naur linux-source-2.6.17-orig/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c linux-source-2.6.17-rawtx/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
|--- linux-source-2.6.17-orig/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c 2006-10-13 14:18:10.000000000 +0200
|+++ linux-source-2.6.17-rawtx/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c 2007-04-09 17:07:45.000000000 +0200
--------------------------
Patching file net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c using Plan A...
Hunk #1 succeeded at 291.
done
bt linux # cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw
bt zd1211rw # make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build/ M=`pwd` modules
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_ieee80211.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_netdev.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_rf2959.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al7230b.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_util.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_stop" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_set_mlme" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "free_ieee80211" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_rx_mgt" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_rx" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_start" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_set_geo" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_auth" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_highest_supported_rate" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "alloc_ieee80211softmac" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_auth" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_txb_free" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_encode" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_set_encode" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
WARNING: "ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext" [/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko] undefined!
CC /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
bt zd1211rw # cd /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211
bt ieee80211 # make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build/ M=`pwd` modules
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_geo.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_io.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_auth.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_scan.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.o
CC [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_event.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 6 modules
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko
CC /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/linux/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5'
bt ieee80211 #

seems there's something missing in the ieee80211 module. can someone tell me if installing the newest version from hxxp://ieee80211.sourceforge.net/downloads.php would help or do i destory more than i fix?

[cw5301]

I hope we can get the patched versions, and the firmware (is that a copyright issue?) included in BT3 final. ZD1211 devices are very handy for operating multiple wireless adapters in BT3.

With the firmware installed, and a recent-version zd1211, some injection works with aireplay-ng, but not all. Getting the right patch applied so far has proven an elusive problem.

[Raymond11H]

Anyone having problems patching their ZD1211 devices, should try using wifiway. Wifiway supports native injection for Zydas ZD1211rw. I've had success using my Gigafast WF748-CUI USB Adapter along with Aircrack-ng. Ocassionally I my usb adapter starts malfunctioning and I have to reboot. I've gone to dmesg and it says i got some kind of LED error, but I'm sure it'll get fixed soon. I would prefer to use BackTrack though, but until then I'll use wifiway. I hope this helps someone.

[virusss]

Anyone having problems patching their ZD1211 devices, should try using wifiway. Wifiway supports native injection for Zydas ZD1211rw. I've had success using my Gigafast WF748-CUI USB Adapter along with Aircrack-ng. Ocassionally I my usb adapter starts malfunctioning and I have to reboot. I've gone to dmesg and it says i got some kind of LED error, but I'm sure it'll get fixed soon. I would prefer to use BackTrack though, but until then I'll use wifiway. I hope this helps someone.

Same Thing with WifiWay as it is with BT3 beta; just that here you need first to copy and patch the driver...on BT3 final this problem will be solved...

zd1211 injecting is supported but still not all attacks are supported:

" ...Monitor mode and injection testing works. Assuming you use a MAC address already associated with an AP, normal injection and chopchop attack works. Fake authentication and the fragmentation attacks do not work although some people have reported limited success..."

Please tell us what type of attack have you been using with success.

[Raymond11H]

Same Thing with WifiWay as it is with BT3 beta; just that here you need first to copy and patch the driver...on BT3 final this problem will be solved...

zd1211 injecting is supported but still not all attacks are supported:

" ...Monitor mode and injection testing works. Assuming you use a MAC address already associated with an AP, normal injection and chopchop attack works. Fake authentication and the fragmentation attacks do not work although some people have reported limited success..."

Please tell us what type of attack have you been using with success.

Well I used this tutorial.
hxxp://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=how_to_crack_wep_with_no_clients

I was able to perform fake authentication and the chopchop attack on my cousin's router (with permission). I got his WEP in about 10 min. I think I tried fragmentation attack too, but I don't remember it working.

[virusss]

Well I used this tutorial.
hxxp://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=how_to_crack_wep_with_no_clients

I was able to perform fake authentication and the chopchop attack on my cousin's router (with permission). I got his WEP in about 10 min. I think I tried fragmentation attack too, but I don't remember it working.

I've used the same tutorial with no success on chopchop and fragmentation...maybe you have a revised chipset...

Great to know that you've had success with chopchop!

[Raymond11H]

well here is where I purchased my Wireless USB Adapter, if anyone is interested.

hxxp://geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=WF748-CUI

[MonkeyPoo]

ok. i have read up these are the same old Zd1211. I hate the fact i bought one. well im stuck with since the days of BT2 and have kept it in my closet. only use it now and then to capture packets. i have the belkin f5d7050 fcc id: RAXWN4501H. i purdyy sure it the fourht revision. (patiently awaits for new driver)

[Bakunin]

I'm very sad to see all these functionality problems with these ZyDAS-based USB dongles as they are so ubiquitous and inexpensive.

I have a couple and would dearly love to use them, as being able to put them on the ends of USB extension cables makes them much more practical and discreet than onboard cards.

I am still confused about the "old" and "new" chips, especially since many manufacturers change the circuits and chips of their devices without changing the model numbers of the devices themselves.

The Airlink101 AWLL3026/NA I'm looking at now has a main chip that reads:

ZyDAS
ZD1211-BC
D1G5H.1
0526

When using this dongle with Ubuntu a while back, I believe it identified as an "old" 1211, though I thought that "B" chips were the new ones.

Can anyone help me with this?

Many thanks!

[virusss]

as far as I know zd1211b is the new one...but you never know what they are doing