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Marvell 88W8385, 88W8388, 88W8686 devices (libertas)
This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Marvell Libertas chipsets on Debian systems.
Contents
The libertas fullMAC driver provides support for wireless LAN devices based on specific Marvell Technology Group "Libertas" chipsets:
- 88W8385 (Compact Flash, SDIO)
- 88W8388 (USB)
- 88W8686 (SDIO, GSPI)
Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
The driver is part of the Linux kernel. Non-free firmware is required for device operation.
The Libertas 88W8335 (PCI) softMAC chipset is not supported (see NDISwrapper).
Installation
Debian 7 "Wheezy"
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian 7 "Wheezy" deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-libertas package:
# apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-libertas
Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
Update the list of available packages and install the libertas-firmware package:
# apt-get update && apt-get install libertas-firmware
Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
libertas_cs
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - supported devices
libertas_sdio
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - supported devices
libertas_spi
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - supported devices
usb8xxx
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo usb8xxx in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.46-1) kernel images.
USB: 05A3:8388 ARC International Marvell 88W8388 802.11a/b/g WLAN USB: 1286:2001 Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 88W8388 802.11a/b/g WLAN
See Also
mwl8k - Marvell 88W8363, 88W8366, 88W8687 devices