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ar5007eg

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Registered: 2008-06-29

Posts: 45

Help with AR5007EG

I´ve searched this forum for getting AR5007EG working using native drivers(http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=45767), but it didnt work. 

-I installed a patched madwifi driver for AR5007EG and added "ath_pci" in /etc/modules

lspci | grep Atheros

Ethernet Controller: Atheros Communications Inc AR5006EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter(rev 01)

lsmod | grep ath

ath_pci
wlan
ath_hal
ath5k
mac80211

BUT I GOT:

iwconfig

lo      no wireless extensions
eth0  no wireless extensions

NOTES:
  -I´ve tried to blacklist ath5k and mac80211 but i didnt work either.
  Should I add something in /etc/rc.conf ?
  Should I run the scripts that comes with madwifi driver? This post (http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=45767) said that some script should be run, but he said something about "uname -r" but i don´t know nothing about it.

Thanks.

scottro

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From: NYC

Registered: 2002-10-11

Posts: 466

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Re: Help with AR5007EG

I have a page this that has worked pretty well for most people. 

http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu … .html#5007

ar5007eg

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Registered: 2008-06-29

Posts: 45

Re: Help with AR5007EG

scottro

I also have a Acer 4720Z with AR5BXB63
I did what is in the page, and, as 'usual':

------> "modprobe ath_pci"
       Gives me no errors and "lsmod | grep ath" shows me ath_pci among other stuff.
------> BUT "iwconfig" and "ifconfig"
       only shows "eth0" and "lo". THERE IS NO ath0!!!

I tried to blacklist and/or remove manually ath5k and/or mac80...  but it didn´t work... I tried to reinstall Arch without selecting "madwifi" or "ndiswrapper"  packages and it didn´t work either

My question is: Do I have to change something in /etc/rc.conf to make ath0 appear? Now, my /etc/rc.conf is the original one from the installation.

semperfiguy

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Registered: 2007-12-03

Posts: 224

Re: Help with AR5007EG

I have the same card and I used ndiswrapper.  Worked pretty well till I tried netcfg from testing.  Use the netcfg from core though and you should be fine.  Here is the topic absut the same card.  maybe it will help a little. http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42726

Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: Help with AR5007EG

I had a similar problem with atheros recently. See here.

Hope it helps, specifically this part:
ath0 interface is not created until an
# rmmod ath5k
followed by
# rmmod ath_pci
and finally
# modprobe ath_pci

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scottro

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From: NYC

Registered: 2002-10-11

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Re: Help with AR5007EG

Actually, I was going to suggest what Misfit suggested.  You shouldn't have to do anything in /etc/rc.conf, at least I've not had to.   After doing make and make install and modprobe (although I didn't have to remove ath_pic, some folks have had to do so) ath0 was there.

powerpleb

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Re: Help with AR5007EG

For what it's worth, I had the same problem and I fixed it by uninstalling ndiswrapper and removing ath5k from the modules list in rc.conf

Last edited by powerpleb (2008-08-04 15:51:28)