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b43 [2008/05/19 19:24] – Add tutorial (mostly copied over from bcm43xx and updated). netrolller3d | b43 [2010/12/01 12:02] – supported IDs table and wl blacklisting note sleek | ||
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====== b43 ====== | ====== b43 ====== | ||
- | b43 is the new driver for wireless cards with Broadcom chipsets. | + | b43/ |
- | b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-beta2. | + | b43 is a [[mac80211]] driver, so it requires at least Aircrack-ng 1.0-rc1. |
- | See this [[http:// | + | ===== Is My Card Supported? ===== |
- | =====Patching the kernel===== | + | A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43# |
- | * Download the b43 injection speed and fragmentation patch [[http://www.latinsud.com/bcm/b43-injection-2.6.24.4.patch|for the 2.6.24 kernel]] or [[http:// | + | |
- | * Place the patch in your kernel sources or compat-wireless directory | + | |
- | * Run 'patch -p1 -i b43-injection-< | + | |
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+ | To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter: | ||
- | =====Testing the new module===== | + | lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 |
- | After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly. | + | //Supported VIDs table// |
+ | ^ PCI ID ^ Driver ^Note^ | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4:4312| ::: | G only | | ||
+ | |14e4:4313| ::: | 2.6.33+ | | ||
+ | |14e4:4315| ::: | 2.6.33+ | | ||
+ | |14e4:4301| b43legacy | B | | ||
+ | |14e4:4306| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4320| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4:4312| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4318| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4319| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:4320| ::: | G | | ||
+ | |14e4:5354| ::: | G | | ||
+ | If your device ID is NOT listed here, it means it is not supported by aircrack-ng at this time. | ||
- | ===== Usage Tips ===== | + | **IMPORTANT** |
- | FIXME These are mostly about bcm43xx, and not b43/ | + | Some chips are covered by both the " |
- | Forum thread: | + | =====Installing the drivers===== |
- | [[http:// | + | |
- | Forum thread: | + | 2.6.24 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself for monitor mode and packet injection. |
- | [[http:// | + | |
- | This forum thread may also provide some useful information: | ||
+ | **Important note:** If you install or update your b43 driver via [[compat-wireless|compat-wireless]], | ||
+ | sudo update-initramfs -u | ||
- | =====Troubleshooting Tips===== | + | If you have a card with the 14e4:4315 PCI ID and a kernel lower than 2.6.33, you need to install the compat-wireless package, since today' |
+ | =====Installing the firmware===== | ||
+ | Because of Broadcom' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Keep in mind that your distribution might offer its own b43-fwcutter package and scripts intended to obtain and extract the firmware. It is up to you if you're going to do it manually or let your distro do the work. If you have the card with the **14e4: | ||
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+ | =====Testing the new module===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | After building and installing the new module, it is best to test that injection is working correctly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Troubleshooting Tips===== | ||
==== Confirm you are running the new module ==== | ==== Confirm you are running the new module ==== | ||
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It will give you the fully qualified file name. Do "ls -l <fully qualified file name>" | It will give you the fully qualified file name. Do "ls -l <fully qualified file name>" | ||
- | This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http:// | + | This thread has a number of potential fixes to problems you may encounter: [[http:// |
==== "SET failed on device wlan0: Device or resource busy" when setting monitor mode ==== | ==== "SET failed on device wlan0: Device or resource busy" when setting monitor mode ==== | ||
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- | Or if you have iw installed: | + | Or: |
- | iw dev wlan0 interface add mon0 type monitor | + | airmon-ng start wlan0 |
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- | This way, you can monitor on mon0 while still being associated on wlan0. | + | This way, you can monitor on mon0 while still being associated on wlan0. |
==== Why do I get ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed ? ==== | ==== Why do I get ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX) failed ? ==== | ||
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* Error message: " | * Error message: " | ||
- | Then [[http:// | + | Then [[faq# |
+ | ==== Ubuntu 9.10 support | ||
+ | See this forum entry: http:// |
b43.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/22 00:15 by mister_x