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= Marvell 88W8385, 88W8386, 88W8686 devices (libertas) = = Marvell 88W8385, 88W8388, 88W8686 devices (libertas) =
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== Drivers == The libertas fullMAC driver provides support for wireless LAN devices based on specific Marvell Technology Group "Libertas" chipsets:
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The libertas fullMAC driver is a collection of modules providing support for specific Marvell Technology Group Libertas chipsets:  * 88W8385 (Compact Flash, SDIO)
 * 88W8388 (USB)
 * 88W8686 (SDIO, GSPI)
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 * libertas_cs ([[#supported_libertas_cs|supported devices]])
  * Supports the 88W8385 chipset, used in compact flash and [[WikiPedia:Secure_Digital_card#SDIO|SDIO]] wireless devices.
  * Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
 * libertas_sdio ([[#supported_libertas_sdio|supported devices]])
  * Supports the 88W8686 chipset, used in SDIO wireless devices.
  * Introduced in Linux 2.6.24.
 * usb8xxx ([[#supported_usb8xxx|supported devices]])
  * Supports the 88W8386 USB chipset, used in the OLPC ([[http://laptop.org|One Laptop Per Child]]) [[WikiPedia:OLPC_XO-1|XO-1]] laptop.
  * Introduced in Linux 2.6.22. 		[[#supported|Supported devices]] are listed at the end of this page.
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Non-free firmware is required for all drivers, which is packaged for Debian as DebianPkg:libertas-firmware. The driver is part of the Linux kernel. Non-free firmware is required for device operation.
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{i} The Libertas 88W8'''3'''35 (PCI) softMAC chipset is not supported by any driver at this time (see [[NdisWrapper|NDISwrapper]]). {i} The Libertas 88W8'''3'''35 (PCI) softMAC chipset is not supported (see [[NdisWrapper|NDISwrapper]]).
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=== Debian 7 "Wheezy" ===
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# Debian Squeeze/6.0
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free		 # Debian 7 "Wheezy"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
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 1. Update the list of available packages and install the DebianPkg:libertas-firmware and DebianPkg:wireless-tools packages: {{{
aptitude update
aptitude install libertas-firmware wireless-tools		  1. Update the list of available packages and install the DebianPkg:firmware-libertas package: {{{
# apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-libertas
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 1. If not already peformed, connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices.
 1. Verify your device has an available interface: {{{
iwconfig
}}}		  1. Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices.
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== Troubleshooting ==
 * Examine the kernel ring buffer ([[DebianMan:1/dmesg|dmesg(1)]]) to verify the required firmware files are being loaded by the driver. Lack of firmware is the usual reason for the "SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory" error message.
  * Ensure the DebianPkg:libertas-firmware package is installed.		 === Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" ===
 1. Add a "non-free" component to {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}}, for example: {{{
# Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
}}}
 1. Update the list of available packages and install the DebianPkg:libertas-firmware package: {{{
# apt-get update && apt-get install libertas-firmware
}}}
 1. Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices.
 1. [[WiFi/HowToUse|Configure]] your wireless interface as appropriate.
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<<Anchor(supported)>>
<<Anchor(supported_libertas_cs)>>
<<Anchor(supported_libertas_sdio)>>
<<Anchor(supported_usb8xxx)>>
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 http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - supported devices

=== libertas_spi ===
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo usb8xxx}}} in Debian 2.6.32 (2.6.32-45) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo usb8xxx}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.46-1) kernel images.
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 http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - supported devices
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 * [[mwl8k]] - Marvell 88W8363, 88W8366, 88W8687 devices
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 * http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas - Driver page on Linux Wireless
 * irc://irc.freenode.net/libertas - Driver [[IRC]] channel		  * http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/libertas

Translation(s): English - Français

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

  1. Marvell 88W8385, 88W8388, 88W8686 devices (libertas)
    1. Installation
    2. Supported Devices
    3. See Also
    4. External Links

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.

{i} The Libertas 88W8335 (PCI) softMAC chipset is not supported (see NDISwrapper).

Installation

Debian 7 "Wheezy"

  1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: 

    # Debian 7 "Wheezy"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

  2. Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-libertas package: 

    # apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-libertas

  3. Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.

  4. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"

  1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: 

    # Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free

  2. Update the list of available packages and install the libertas-firmware package: 

    # apt-get update && apt-get install libertas-firmware

  3. Connect the device to your system. The necessary kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.

  4. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Supported Devices

libertas_cs

libertas_sdio

libertas_spi

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

CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless