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| #language en ~-[[DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation|Translation(s)]]: English - [[fr/ath5k|Français]] - [[it/ath5k|Italiano]] -~ ---- = Atheros 802.11a/bg PCI/PCI-E devices (ath5k) = This page describes how to enable support for !WiFi devices based on Atheros 802.11a/bg PCI/PCI-E chips, using the ath5k driver on Debian systems. <<TableOfContents(3)>> ath5k is a Linux kernel driver supporting Atheros 802.11a/bg PCI/PCI-E chips, introduced at Linux 2.6.25. [[#supported|Supported devices]] are listed at the end of this page. Unlike the !MadWifi driver, ath5k does not require a binary HAL (hardware abstraction layer). No firmware is required to be loaded from userspace. {i} Atheros 802.11a/bg USB devices are supported by the [[zd1211rw]] driver. {i} Atheros 802.11n PCI/PCI-E devices are supported by the [[ath9k]] driver. == Installation == The ath5k driver is present in Debian Linux kernel images since version 2.6.24. === Switching from MadWifi to ath5k === This section can be [[#configuration|skipped]] if !MadWifi was not previously used. ## Binaries within madwifi-tools are generally useless with ath5k, purge rather than amend the blacklist. ## As ath_hal taints the kernel, restart the system after removing ath5k blacklist and adjusting configurations, rather than manually unloading MadWifi modules and continuing. -- GeoffSimmons * [[http://archive.debian.net/lenny/madwifi-tools|madwifi-tools]] (version 1:0.9.4~rc2+dfsg-1 and later) installs the {{{/etc/modprobe.d/madwifi}}} file, which [[KernelModuleBlacklisting|blacklists]] the ath5k driver. * Purge the madwifi-tools package ({{{aptitude purge madwifi-tools}}}) and run {{{update-initramfs -u -k all}}} to also remove this blacklist from initramfs. * Amend {{{/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules}}} and change 'ath0' to 'wlan0'. * Amend {{{/etc/network/interfaces}}}, changing all references of 'ath0' to 'wlan0'. * Restart your system. * Verify that wireless networking is functional. * If you can connect but not send/receive anything, you might need to adjust your firewall configuration. For example, if you have configured your firewall using DebianPkg:shorewall, find and replace all occurrences of 'ath0' with 'wlan0' in files within {{{/etc/shorewall}}}. * DebianPkg:squeeze/hostapd users: the ath5k driver implements access point functionality as of Debian 6.0 "Squeeze". You are required to amend any existing hostapd configuration ({{{driver=madwifi}}} → {{{driver=nl80211}}}). See the [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd|hostapd Linux documentation page]] for more information. <<Anchor(configuration)>> === Configuration === 1. Connect the device to your system. The ath5k kernel module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices. 1. [[WiFi/HowToUse|Configure]] your wireless interface as appropriate. <<Anchor(supported)>> == Supported Devices == The page [[HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI]] explains how to identify a PCI device. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo ath5k}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.41-2) kernel images. ## list generated with: http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/hardware/modinfo-devnames/ ##TAG:LIST_1_START ~- {{{ PCI: 10B7:0013 3Com Corporation AR5212 802.11abg NIC (3CRDAG675) PCI: 168C:0007 Qualcomm Atheros AR5210 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5000 802.11a] PCI: 168C:0011 Qualcomm Atheros AR5211 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5001A 802.11a] PCI: 168C:0012 Qualcomm Atheros AR5211 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5001X 802.11ab] PCI: 168C:0013 Qualcomm Atheros AR5212/AR5213 Wireless Network Adapter PCI: 168C:0014 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:0015 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:0016 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:0017 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:0018 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:0019 Qualcomm Atheros (Device name unknown) PCI: 168C:001A Qualcomm Atheros AR2413/AR2414 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5005G(S) 802.11bg] PCI: 168C:001B Qualcomm Atheros AR5413/AR5414 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5006X(S) 802.11abg] PCI: 168C:001C Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) PCI: 168C:001D Qualcomm Atheros AR2417 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5007G 802.11bg] PCI: 168C:0207 Qualcomm Atheros AR5210 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5000 802.11a] PCI: 168C:1014 Qualcomm Atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC PCI: A727:0013 3Com Corporation 3CRPAG175 Wireless PC Card }}} -~ ##TAG:LIST_1_END <<Anchor(unsupported)>> === Unsupported === Devices with an Atheros AR5005VL (AR5513) chip (PCI ID 168c:0020): * D-Link DWL-G520M (PCI) * D-Link DWL-G650M (Cardbus) * ZyXEL Zyair M-102 (Cardbus) * ZyXEL Zyair M-302 (PCI) Use of [[NdisWrapper|NDISwrapper]] may be possible for device support. == See Also == * [[ath9k]] - Atheros 802.11n PCI/PCI-E devices * [[WiFi/HowToUse|How to use a WiFi interface]] == External Links == * http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k ---- CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless |
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