[tlinux-users:08737] Re: atheros ar5700eg toshiba a215-s4767 on ubuntu 7.10 (gutsy) problem

My 2 cents:
1. The Madwifi project doesn't support the AG5007EG. This was definitely 
the case a few months ago and that project has subsequently been in some 
turmoil because they stopped using proprietary code from Atheros.
2. I myself tried the NDISwrapper with the AG5007EG and never got it to 
work.
Zack

John Randles wrote:
> try this out .. you can either use ndiswrapper and the windows driver 
> or madwifi for Linux and the patch below... good luck!!
>  
> http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros
>  
>
>
>     Atheros <http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros> AR5007EG ¶
>     <http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros#AtherosAR5007EG>
>
> Chipset: 	AR2425 / AR5007EG <http://atheros.com/pt/AR5007EG.htm>
> URL: 	http://atheros.com/pt/AR5007EG.htm 
> <http://atheros.com/pt/AR5007EG.htm>
> Supports: 	802.11b 802.11g
> Interface: 	PCI-Express x1
> Device Information: 	Ethernet controller: Atheros 
> <http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility/Atheros> Communications, Inc. 
> Unknown device 001c (rev 01),Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. 
> Unknown device 3065
> Notes: 	not supported by HAL as of 2007.04.28 - resturns Hal status 13
> Notes: 	Suported by ndiswrapper with windows driver, but some user 
> reports crash problems
> Notes: 	Instructions <http://ivangarcia.org/blog/?p=13> about how to 
> use the windows driver + ndiswrapper
> Notes: 	works fine with ndiswrapper, using old drivers, search ubuntu 
> forums
> Notes: 	Sometimes erroneously reported as an AR5006EG by lspci
> Notes: 	*Works perfectly with latest madwifi snapshot and this patch 
> --> http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679 <http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679>*
> Notes: 	This patch was tested on a Acer Aspire 5315 ans he works fine
>
>
>
>
>     Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:35:22 -0300
>     From: [email protected]
>     Subject: [tlinux-users:08732] Re: atheros ar5700eg toshiba
>     a215-s4767 on ubuntu 7.10 (gutsy) problem
>     To: [email protected]
>
>     Some more information:
>
>     alek@alek-laptop:~$ sudo lshw -C network
>
>       *-network UNCLAIMED
>            description: Ethernet controller
>            product: AR5006EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter
>            vendor: Atheros Communications, Inc.
>            physical id: 0
>            bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0
>            version: 01
>            width: 64 bits
>            clock: 33MHz
>            capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
>            configuration: latency=0
>
>     what does unclaimed mean?
>
>
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