Open the 'terminal' by navigating through Applications-->Accessories--> Terminal
Now type the following commands in terminal. Copy and paste the text in red in the terminal
1.Code:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
From there make sure you uncomment anything that starts with "deb" in there. So change it from "#deb" to "deb" Something along thoes lines. To exit and save hit "CTRL+X" the answer "YES" to save, then finally hit "ENTER"
2.Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
3.Code:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev4..Code:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`5. Code:
sudo apt-get install subversion6.Code:
sudo -i
7.Code:
sudo svn checkout http://svn.madwifi-project.org/madwifi/trunk/ madwifi-ng8.Code:
cd madwifi-ng
9.Code:
echo "" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist10.Code:
echo "#Remove To Install MadWIFI Drivers" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
11.Code:
echo "blacklist ath9k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
12.Code:
echo "blacklist ath5k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
13.Code:
make && make install
14.Code:
echo ath_pci >> /etc/modulesRestart your machine.It should work
Kernal updates of your system will kill your driver. Well no need to worry about that.Just recompile your driver.
For that you open a terminal and type the command
Code:
sudo -i
and just repeat the steps from No 8. Your madwifi will cone back to life again.
Best of Luck
Dr Kurian
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