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[James Rich <james.a.rich@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bug/issue confirmed in Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1.

Standard procedure for madwifi special branch source fails to install on
an EeePC 701 4g(not surf). Bug is known and referenced at
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1999 patch is available at this site, and I've
also attached the patch to this comment. Patch is for special madwifi
package: madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3698-20080604.tar.gz

This is how I've managed to compile and install the drivers on Intrepid:

tar zxvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3698-20080604.tar.gz
cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3698-20080604
mv ../string_literal.patch .
patch -p0 < string_literal.patch
make clean
make
make install

** Attachment added: "patch for madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3698-20080604.tar.gz to make correctly on Intrepid Alpha 1 (EeePC 701)"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15802617/string_literal.patch

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Atheros wireless (AR5007) not working on ASUS Eee PC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182489
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Status in “linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
Status in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules

The Eee PC has non-working wireless out of the box. A patch is available from the madwifi website:

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1679

I'd like to have working wireless in hardy, without having to patch/compile manually :)