#1679: Support for AR2425 (AR5007EG) chipset
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: HAL | Version: v0.9.3.3
Resolution: | Keywords: AR2425 AR5007EG HAL
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Old description:
> Experimental support for AR5007 chipsets is now available through the
> patch that is [attachment:madwifi-ng-0933.ar2425.20071130.i386.patch
> attached] to this ticket. These chipsets can only really be identified
> using the ath_info tool; however, ''all'' AR5007 chipsets will have the
> PCI vendor/system IDs: 168c:001c. The description given by lspci can not
> necessarily be trusted.
>
> The patch applies cleanly to r2756. Instructions on how to use this patch
> can be found in [comment:11 comment 11].
>
> Alternatively you can download a readily-patched snapshot
> [http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-ng-r2756+ar5007.tar.gz from
> here].
>
> '''Important note 1''':[[BR]]
> At this time, AR5007 support is limited to x86 (32bit)! It's not yet
> available for all the other platforms that MadWifi usually runs on. We
> are negotiating with Atheros in this regard. Further information will be
> provided in this ticket as soon as they become available - '''please
> refrain from asking about updates'''.
>
> '''Important note 2''':[[BR]]
> Please help to keep this ticket clean. '''All support questions should be
> directed to our [wiki:Support regular support channels] first'''. Thanks
> for your cooperation.
New description:
Experimental support for AR5007 chipsets is now available through the
patch that is [attachment:madwifi-ng-0933.ar2425.20071130.i386.patch
attached] to this ticket. These chipsets can only really be identified
using the ath_info tool; however, ''all'' AR5007 chipsets will have the
PCI vendor/system IDs: 168c:001c. The description given by lspci can not
necessarily be trusted.
The patch applies cleanly to r2756. Instructions on how to use this patch
can be found in [comment:11 comment 11].
Alternatively you can download a readily-patched snapshot
[http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz from
here].
'''Important note 1''':[[BR]]
At this time, AR5007 support is limited to x86 (32bit)! It's not yet
available for all the other platforms that MadWifi usually runs on. We are
negotiating with Atheros in this regard. Further information will be
provided in this ticket as soon as they become available - '''please
refrain from asking about updates'''.
'''Important note 2''':[[BR]]
Please help to keep this ticket clean. '''All support questions should be
directed to our [wiki:Support regular support channels] first'''. Thanks
for your cooperation.
Comment (by mrenzmann):
New prepatched tarball based on r3366 now available (see ticket
description). This new tarball also compiles against kernel 2.6.24.
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Ticket URL: <https://madwifi.org/ticket/1679#comment:96>
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