Comments on: How To Install MadWifi On Debian 4.0 (Etch) http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/ /home/smd/public_html/blog Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Zerbe’s logbook » DWL-G510 rev B running native in Linux http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-105820 Jason Zerbe’s logbook » DWL-G510 rev B running native in Linux Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:03:49 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-105820 [...] project. Because I was feeling lazy and wanted a tried and true install method, I found “How To Install MadWifi On Debian 4.0 (Etch)” by Sumardi Shukor. The following is based on the article on his blog. vi [...] [...] project. Because I was feeling lazy and wanted a tried and true install method, I found “How To Install MadWifi On Debian 4.0 (Etch)” by Sumardi Shukor. The following is based on the article on his blog. vi [...]

]]> By: M. Skrepsky http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-82080 M. Skrepsky Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:47:25 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-82080 Tried to install, but blown up with: ┌───────────────────┤ module-assistant, log file viewer ├────────────────────┐ │ │ │ dh_testroot ↑ │ if [ -f /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control.template ]; then \ ▮ │ cat /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control.template > ▒ │ /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control; \ ▒ │ fi ▒ │ dh_testdir ▒ │ make: dh_testdir: Command not found ▒ │ make: *** [configure-stamp] Error 127 ▒ │ 1 ▒ │ ▒ │ ▒ │ ▒ │ ▒ │ ▒ │ ↓ │ │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Please help Tried to install, but blown up with:

┌───────────────────┤ module-assistant, log file viewer ├────────────────────┐
│ │
│ dh_testroot ↑
│ if [ -f /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control.template ]; then \ ▮
│ cat /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control.template > ▒
│ /usr/src/modules/madwifi/debian/control; \ ▒
│ fi ▒
│ dh_testdir ▒
│ make: dh_testdir: Command not found ▒
│ make: *** [configure-stamp] Error 127 ▒
│ 1 ▒
│ ▒
│ ▒
│ ▒
│ ▒
│ ▒
│ ↓
│
│
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Please help

]]> By: kyle http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-56370 kyle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:35:09 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-56370 ok still nothing works i even tried ndiswrapper but still nothing i no that i need the driver for 168c:0013 (i think) but it wont show up when checking for hardware in either madwifi or ndiswrapper please help i want ot use debian wirelessly ok
still nothing works
i even tried ndiswrapper but still nothing
i no that i need the driver for 168c:0013 (i think)
but it wont show up when checking for hardware in either madwifi or ndiswrapper
please help
i want ot use debian wirelessly

]]> By: kyle http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-56369 kyle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:07:17 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-56369 ok i got everything set up i even did "iwlist ath0 scanning" and i got the info on the dirver i have. unfortunetly, i can't actually connect to the network itself. any suggestions? ok i got everything set up
i even did “iwlist ath0 scanning” and i got the info on the dirver i have. unfortunetly, i can’t actually connect to the network itself.
any suggestions?

]]> By: milos http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-53577 milos Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:25:11 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-53577 followed guide, worked perfect. thanks followed guide, worked perfect. thanks

]]> By: SMD http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-47922 SMD Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:32:27 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-47922 erik, why don't you try other mirror. hope it will work. erik,

why don’t you try other mirror. hope it will work.

]]> By: erik http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-47920 erik Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:53:45 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-47920 each time i start apt-get install wadwifi-tools, it will end up like this : Err http://ftp.debian.org etch/contrib madwifi-tools 1:0.9.2+dfsg-1 Connection timed out Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/m/madwifi-tools/madwifi-tools_0.9.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb Connection timed out is this proxy problem or the repository failure? my sources.list exactly as E.Plesner used. each time i start apt-get install wadwifi-tools, it will end up like this :
Err http://ftp.debian.org etch/contrib madwifi-tools 1:0.9.2+dfsg-1
Connection timed out
Failed to fetch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/m/madwifi-tools/madwifi-tools_0.9.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb Connection timed out

is this proxy problem or the repository failure?

my sources.list exactly as E.Plesner used.

]]> By: cozmo http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-44758 cozmo Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:30:45 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-44758 thanks for the great tips! thanks for the great tips!

]]> By: Jack McKinney http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-43917 Jack McKinney Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:55:09 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-43917 I followed these instructions exactly (copy and pasted), but the build of madwifi fails. I choose the option to view the build log and I get this: CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal/ah_os.o ▒ │ /bin/sh: scripts/genksyms/genksyms: No such file or directory ▒ │ make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal/ah_os.o] Error 1 ▒ │ make[4]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal] Error 2 ▒ │ make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/madwifi] Error 2 ▒ │ make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18' ▒ │ make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 ▒ │ make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi' ▒ │ make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2 ▒ │ make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi' ▮ │ make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2 I followed these instructions exactly (copy and pasted), but the build of madwifi fails. I choose the option to view the build log and I get this:

CC [M] /usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal/ah_os.o ▒
│ /bin/sh: scripts/genksyms/genksyms: No such file or directory ▒
│ make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal/ah_os.o] Error 1 ▒
│ make[4]: *** [/usr/src/modules/madwifi/ath_hal] Error 2 ▒
│ make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/madwifi] Error 2 ▒
│ make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18′ ▒
│ make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 ▒
│ make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi’ ▒
│ make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2 ▒
│ make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/madwifi’ ▮
│ make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2

]]> By: SMD http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/comment-page-1/#comment-22103 SMD Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:56:30 +0000 http://www.sumardi.net/2007/06/21/how-to-install-madwifi-on-debian-40-etch/#comment-22103 E. Plesner, I think we forgot to up the network <code>'ifconfig ath0 up'</code> E. Plesner,

I think we forgot to up the network

'ifconfig ath0 up'

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