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=== Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" === <<Anchor(Debian 7.0 "Wheezy")>>
=== Debian 7 "Wheezy" ===
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==== 88W8366 and 88W8687-based devices ====

 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
}}}
 1. Update the list of available packages and install the DebianPkg:firmware-libertas package: {{{
# apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-libertas
}}}
 1. As the mwl8k module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware: {{{
# modprobe -r mwl8k ; modprobe mwl8k
}}}
 1. [[WiFi/HowToUse|Configure]] your wireless interface as appropriate.
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==== 88W8366 and 88W8687-based devices ====

 1. Install the DebianPkg:git package: {{{
$ su
# apt-get install git && exit
}}}
 1. Acquire device firmware from the [[http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git|linux-firmware]] GIT tree: {{{
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
}}}
 1. Install the firmware: {{{
$ su
# mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k
# cp linux-firmware/mwl8k/* /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k
}}}
 1. As the mwl8k module is [[Modules|automatically loaded]] for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware: {{{
# modprobe -r mwl8k ; modprobe mwl8k
}}}
 1. [[WiFi/HowToUse|Configure]] your wireless interface as appropriate.
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 1. Install the DebianPkg:git package: {{{
$ su
# apt-get install git && exit		  1. Add [[http://backports.debian.org/|Debian Backports]] sources to {{{/etc/apt/sources.list}}}, also including the "non-free" component. For example: {{{
# Backported packages for Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
deb http://http.debian.net/debian-backports/ squeeze-backports main contrib non-free
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 1. Acquire 88W8687 device firmware from the [[http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git|linux-firmware]] GIT tree: {{{
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
}}}
 1. Install the firmware: {{{
$ su
# mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k
# cp linux-firmware/mwl8k/*8687.fw /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k		  1. Update the list of available packages and install the DebianPkg:squeeze-backports/firmware-libertas package: {{{
# apt-get update && apt-get -t squeeze-backports install firmware-libertas
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo mwl8k}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.41-2) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo mwl8k}}} in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.46-1) kernel images.

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Marvell 88W8363, 88W8366, 88W8687 devices (mwl8k)

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Marvell TopDog chipsets on Debian systems.

Contents

  1. Marvell 88W8363, 88W8366, 88W8687 devices (mwl8k)
    1. Installation
      1. Debian 7 "Wheezy"
      2. Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"
    2. Supported Devices
    3. See Also
    4. External Links

mwl8k is a free and open source mac80211 driver introduced at Linux 2.6.30.

It supports wireless LAN devices based on specific Marvell Technology Group PCI/PCIe chipsets:

  • 88W8363 (since Linux 2.6.34)
  • 88W8366 (since Linux 2.6.33)
  • 88W8687

Supported devices are listed at the end of this page. Non-free firmware is required for device operation.

{i} For support of Marvell Libertas chipsets (802.11g), see libertas.

Installation

Debian 7 "Wheezy"

This release supports Marvell 88W8363, 88W8366 and 88W8687-based devices. Firmware is required for device operation:

88W8366 and 88W8687-based devices

  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. As the mwl8k module is automatically loaded for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware: 

    # modprobe -r mwl8k ; modprobe mwl8k

  4. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

88W8363-based devices

  1. Install the build-essential, cabextract, unshield and wget packages: 

    $ su
# apt-get install build-essential cabextract unshield wget && exit

  2. Acquire 88W8363 device firmware: 

    $ wget ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/wn311t_4_2_setup.exe
$ cabextract -F Disk1/data* wn311t_4_2_setup.exe
$ unshield -g Driver x Disk1/data1.cab

  3. Download and compile a utility for extracting the firmware, then execute it: 

    $ wget -O extract.c 'http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=126540674419330&q=p3'
$ gcc -o extract extract.c
$ ./extract Driver/netmw145.sys

  4. Install the firmware: 

    $ su
# mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k
# cp fmimage_8XX1.fw /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8363.fw
# cp helper_8XX1.fw /usr/local/lib/firmware/mwl8k/helper_8363.fw

  5. As the mwl8k module is automatically loaded for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware: 

    # modprobe -r mwl8k ; modprobe mwl8k

  6. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Debian 6.0 "Squeeze"

This release supports Marvell 88W8687-based devices only. Firmware is required for device operation:

  1. Add Debian Backports sources to /etc/apt/sources.list, also including the "non-free" component. For example: 

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

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

    # apt-get update && apt-get -t squeeze-backports install firmware-libertas

  3. As the mwl8k module is automatically loaded for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware: 

    # modprobe -r mwl8k ; modprobe mwl8k

  4. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Supported Devices

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo mwl8k in Debian 3.2.0 (3.2.46-1) kernel images. 

  • PCI: 11AB:2A0A Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8363 [TopDog] 802.11n Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A0C Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8363 [TopDog] 802.11n Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A24 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8363 [TopDog] 802.11n Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A2B Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8687 [TopDog] 802.11b/g Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A30 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8687 [TopDog] 802.11b/g Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A40 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8366 [TopDog] 802.11n Wireless
PCI: 11AB:2A43 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88W8366 [TopDog] 802.11n Wireless

See Also

CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless