= The !MadWifi project is ... = ... a team of volunteer developers working on Linux kernel drivers for Wireless LAN devices with [http://www.atheros.com Atheros] chipsets. We currently provide three drivers, !MadWifi, [wiki:About/ath5k ath5k] and ath9k. {{{ #!html
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}}} '''!MadWifi''' is one of the most advanced WLAN drivers available for Linux today. It is stable and has an established userbase. The driver itself is open source but depends on the proprietary Hardware Abstraction Layer ([wiki:About/HAL HAL]) that is available in binary form only. The current stable release is [wiki:Releases/0.9.4 v0.9.4].[[BR]] '''In case you use kernel 2.6.25 or newer, you need to get [http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/madwifi-0.9.4-current.tar.gz this snapshot]''' of the madwifi-0.9.4 branch instead of the v0.9.4 release! That snapshot is basically v0.9.4 plus compilation fixes for recent kernels. '''[wiki:About/ath5k ath5k]''' is a relatively new and emerging driver and does not depend on the HAL. It is intended to replace MadWifi in the long run and exceed it feature-wise. [wiki:About/ath5k ath5k] is where most of our development resources are spent on now. '''ath9k''' is the youngest of the three drivers. Initial development was done by Atheros, who then released the complete source code to the community. ath9k supports all currently available 802.11n chipsets from Atheros. For now please [http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k see here] for further information. [wiki:About/TheProject Read More ...] ---- == News == [[NewsShow(news,num_posts=15,mark_updated=True,hidecal=True)]] Check the [wiki:NewsArchive news archive] for older news items. == Where to start == * [wiki:About Project Info] -- Learn more about the project and the drivers * [wiki:Requirements] -- Check what you need to run MadWifi * [wiki:Compatibility] -- Cards reported working by you, the end users * '''[wiki:UserDocs/GettingMadwifi Download]''' -- How to get the latest and greatest MadWifi code * [wiki:Security] -- Security-related information about MadWifi * [wiki:Donations] -- See who already donated to the project and how you can support our work * [wiki:Resources] -- Further information on the different services you can find here * [wiki:Publicity] -- Various Projects in Industry, Academia or Pet Projects that use MadWifi (''Add Yours Today! '') == User Documentation and Support == * [wiki:UserDocs/FirstTimeHowTo Newbie HowTo] -- This is our "getting started" guide for new users * UserDocs -- Documentation for users, including the FAQ and a bunch of HOWTOs * [wiki:Support] -- How to get support in case you run into trouble * [wiki:Dictionary] -- A dictionary of terms used by MadWifi == Developer Documentation == * [wiki:Milestones] -- Project Milestones and Release Targets * DevDocs -- Information for developers * [wiki:Contribute] -- How to contribute * [wiki:ToDo] -- Various open issues For a complete list of pages that are available in our wiki, see TitleIndex. ---- = About Trac and this Wiki = We use [http://madwifi-project.org/about Trac] to manage this website. Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects, written and provided as open source software by [http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/ Edgewall Software]. This [wiki:TracWiki wiki] is used to hold all the nifty things that one might want to know about MadWifi. Nearly all content in it can be modified by you, the users of the project. You're welcome to [wiki:Contribute contribute], any help is appreciated. [wiki:TracGuide] is a valuable resource if you want to become familiar with Trac in general. [wiki:TracWiki] introduces the conecpt of the wiki engine, and [wiki:WikiFormatting] explains the wiki formatting syntax. Last but not least there is a [wiki:SandBox] where you can play around and practice.