| 91 | == Applying the Patch == |
| 92 | |
| 93 | This patch has been designed to be applied to baseline.ndz (as of Sept 6, 2006). Each of the modifications is marked in the source like this: |
| 94 | |
| 95 | {{{ |
| 96 | // start orbitmadwifi |
| 97 | some code here |
| 98 | // end orbitmadwifi |
| 99 | }}} |
| 100 | |
| 101 | The tar file attached to this page is meant to be extracted in this directory: |
| 102 | {{{ |
| 103 | node1-1:/usr/src/madwifi/trunk# tar -xvf orbitfilter.tgz |
| 104 | }}} |
| 105 | |
| 106 | Next you'll need to make the changes and install them |
| 107 | {{{ |
| 108 | node1-1:/usr/src/madwifi/trunk# make |
| 109 | node1-1:~# cp /usr/src/madwifi/trunk/ath_rate/sample/*.ko /lib/modules/2.6.12/net |
| 110 | node1-1:~# cp /usr/src/madwifi/trunk/net80211/*.ko /lib/modules/2.6.12/net |
| 111 | node1-1:~# cp /usr/src/madwifi/trunk/ath/*.ko /lib/modules/2.6.12/net |
| 112 | node1-1:~# cp /usr/src/madwifi/trunk/ath_hal/*.ko /lib/modules/2.6.12/net |
| 113 | node1-1:~# modprobe -r ath_pci |
| 114 | node1-1:~# modprobe ath_pci |
| 115 | }}} |
| 116 | |
| 117 | As a special bonus for reading this far and installing this patch, you can also turn on and off beacons. |
| 118 | |
| 119 | Turn beacons off: |
| 120 | {{{ |
| 121 | iwpriv ath1 set_beacon 0 |
| 122 | }}} |
| 123 | |
| 124 | Turn beacons on: |
| 125 | {{{ |
| 126 | iwpriv ath1 set_beacon 1 |
| 127 | }}} |
| 128 | |
| 129 | |