How to Activate Atheros Wifi AR242x on Acer Aspire 3684 Laptop

Akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk melakukan clean install Linux Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex di laptop Acer Aspire 3684. Ini adalah hal terakhir yang saya lakukan dikarenakan tidak aktifnya wireless Atheros setelah upgrade dilakukan.

type Atheros yang ada di Acer Aspire merupakan Atheros XR242x seperti apa yang ditunjukkan dari hasil perintah lspci

prast@simplyeko:~$ lspci | grep Atheros
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

Sebenarnya Atheros wifi di laptop Acer Aspire sudah bekerja dengan baik di Ubuntu Hardy Heron baik seperti yang saya tulis di sini dan di sini setelah upgrade kernel Ubuntu 8.04 dengan kernel terbaru.
Kini saya akan berbagi bagaimana mengaktifkan Atheros yang sama di Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex.

Untuk diperhatikan ini adalah upgrade dengan metode clean install yang artinya Ubuntu Intreid Ibex diinstall dari awal dan bukan hasil upgrade dari Ubuntu sebelumnya. Ada beberapa metode untuk mengaktifkan Atheros wifi AR242x seperti dibawah:

1. Install linux-backports-modules-intrepid. Metode ini berhasil dengan baik hanya saja perlu di reload drivernya tiap kali log on ke Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex.
2. Blacklist ath_hal dan ath_pci. Ini tidak bekerja dengan baik walaupun ath_pci dan ath_hal sudah di rmmod. Metode ini bekerja dengan tidak meload module madwifi melainkan module ath5k.
3. Download dan install driver Atheros wifi terbaru yang mana digunakan juga di versi ath5k.

Metode yang saya gunakan adalah metode ketiga yang mana saya perlu mendownload driver Atheros wifi terbaru. Buka terminal dan gunakan wget untuk mendowloadnya. Untuk memudahkan adminsitrasi file download saya biasanya membuat direktori baru dengan nama Download.

prast@simplyeko:~$ mkdir Download
prast@simplyeko:~$ cd Download
prast@simplyeko:~/Download$ wget -c http://wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2

Lalu extract file compat tersebut ke sebuah folder. Untuk memudahkan administrasi instalasi dari source code biasanya saya mengextract file source ke /usr/local/src. Dikarenakan direktori /usr/local/src dimiliki oleh root maka saat mengekstrak harus menggunakan sudo.

prast@simplyeko:~/Download$ sudo -xjvf compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/src

maka akan terlihat hasilnya seperti berikut

compat-wireless-2008-11-17/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/README
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat-release
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/git-describe
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/COPYRIGHT
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/config.mk
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/master-tag
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/ieee80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/cfg80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/compat.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/wext.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/iw_handler.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/lib80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/ieee80211_crypt.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/wireless.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/net/mac80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ieee80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/nl80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/pm_qos_params.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_regs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_driver_gige.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_driver_extif.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_driver_mips.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_driver_pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_driver_chipcommon.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb_embedded.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/usb/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/usb/rndis_host.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/usb/usbnet.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/bitops.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/generic.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/le_byteshift.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/be_byteshift.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/packed_struct.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/le_struct.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/be_memmove.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/be_struct.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/access_ok.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/le_memmove.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/unaligned/memmove.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/pci_ids.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/wireless.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/include/linux/eeprom_93cx6.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat/compat.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat/compat.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat/mq_compat.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/compat/compat.diff
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/reg.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/nl80211.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/sysfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/nl80211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/compat.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/wext.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/radiotap.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/sysfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/core.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/core.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/reg.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/util.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/wireless/lib80211.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_geo.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rate.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/scan.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wme.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mlme.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wpa.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/cfg.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wext.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mq_compat.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/cfg.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wpa.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/ht.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rate.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/led.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wme.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wep.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/tx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/aes_ccm.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/key.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mesh.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/tkip.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/key.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/led.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/event.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/spectmgmt.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mesh.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/wep.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/tkip.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/util.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/michael.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/iface.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/michael.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/scan.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/embedded.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/b43_pci_bridge.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/driver_chipcommon.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/driver_gige.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/driver_mipscore.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/driver_extif.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/pcihost_wrapper.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/ssb/pcmcia.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/dma.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reset.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/caps.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/initvals.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/eeprom.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/attach.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/gpio.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reg.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/qcu.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/desc.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/ath5k.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/debug.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/desc.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/pcu.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/phy.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/debug.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_rtl8225.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_grf5101.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_rtl8225.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_rtl8225.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_dev.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_rtl8225.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_max2820.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_max2820.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl818x.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_sa2400.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_grf5101.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180_sa2400.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/sysfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/dma.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/pio.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/sysfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/pio.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/ilt.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/dma.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/leds.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/ilt.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/leds.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/cmd.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/if_usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ani.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/phy.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/xmit.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/regd_common.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/calib.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/reg.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/initvals.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/phy.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_uw2453.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_rf2959.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al7230b.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_def.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/hostcmd.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/persistcfg.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/types.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmdresp.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/11d.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/tx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/ethtool.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/host.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/radiotap.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/11d.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/defs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00leds.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00leds.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00debug.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00firmware.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00rfkill.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dump.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00reg.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-hw.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-csr.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-core.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-commands.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-io.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-hw.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-calib.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rfkill.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-led.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-calib.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000-hw.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-helpers.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-spectrum.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-debug.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/p54/net2280.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/sysfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_nphy.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_n.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/sysfs.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_g.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_n.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_g.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_nphy.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_a.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/lo.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/wa.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_a.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/wa.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/wireless/b43/lo.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/usb/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/usb/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/b44.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/net/b44.h
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/misc/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/misc/Makefile
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/drivers/misc/eeprom_93cx6.c
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/.gitignore
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/b43enable
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/admin-clean.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/b43load
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/load.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/athenable
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/check_config.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/iwl-load
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/athload
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/madwifi-unload
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/gen-compat-autoconf.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/modlib.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/iwl-enable
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/admin-refresh.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/admin-update.sh
compat-wireless-2008-11-17/scripts/unload.sh

Filenya sangat lengkap dan terlihat juga disitu driver ini juga memasukkan chipset wifi yang lain seperti linksys, zydas, ralink dan intel. Hanya saja kali ini kita hanya akan membahas Atheros wifi AR242x. Lalu masuk ke direktori /usr/local/src/compat-wireless-2008-11-17

prast@simplyeko:~/Download$ cd /usr/local/src/compat-wireless-2008-11-17

Dimulailah untuk mengcompile driver wireless ini tetapi sebelumnya pastikan paket build esential sudah terpasang.

prast@simplyeko:~/Download$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

jika terkoneksi ke Internet maka instalasi build essential ini akan sangat mudah sedangkan jika tidak terkoneksi ke Internet maka jawaban itu semua ada di DVD repo. Silahkan kontak juragan repo terdekat di kota anda.

Sekarang kita mulai mengcompile driver, dikarenakan sudah di direktori /usr/local/src maka perintah semua diawali dengan sudo.

sudo make

sudo make install

sudo make unload

sudo make load

Lalu reboot Ubuntu Linux Intrepid Ibex

sudo reboot

setelah semua sukses dan tak ada error maka bisa dipastikan Atheros wifi AR242x sudah bisa digunakan dengan baik. ketikkan perintah iwconfig maka akan terlihat Atheros wifi.

prast@simplyeko:~$ iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:”"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

pan0 no wireless extensions.

Sudah selesai sampai di sini. Atheros wifi AR242x sudah bisa digunakan kembali. Dan selamat berwifi ria. Begitu dulu tutorial wireless kali ini. Tidur dulu.


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