Atheros WIFI chipsets caused head acke and many wasted hours ending with no success specially trying to use new chipsets, like 5006/5007/...
Now the latest madwifi diver offers a unified solution for both old and new chipsets. I integrated it to SLAX 6.0.7 instead of making a simple module to eliminate conflicts with old madwifi. Download it from
I tried this module on the mini-PC aceraspireone. After boot, looking with lsmod, the modules ath_pci,ath_hal and wlan are mounted. However, iwconfig does not show any interface (ath0 or whatever).
I use version 6.08 and it runs really good with the aceraspireone. But I tried to use the ftp://ftp.hasix.org/LINUX/SLAX6/modules/001-core-madwifihal20080815-067.lzm
file (renamed to oo1-core.lzm). Now it is impossible to start slax: It hangs while starting the x-server. Same problem with the 'new'-version.
Is there a solution, because the 6.07 does not run with my aspireone.
I have had simular issue not sure why. My bios also corrupted at one point (acer has bios issues not slax). I would love to run slax but I am in the same boat, hangs at boot.
alois_s wrote:
Hi,
I use version 6.08 and it runs really good with the aceraspireone. But I tried to use the ftp://ftp.hasix.org/LINUX/SLAX6/modules/001-core-madwifihal20080815-067.lzm
file (renamed to oo1-core.lzm). Now it is impossible to start slax: It hangs while starting the x-server. Same problem with the 'new'-version.
Is there a solution, because the 6.07 does not run with my aspireone.
I use version 6.08 and it runs really good with the aceraspireone. But I tried to use the ftp://ftp.hasix.org/LINUX/SLAX6/modules/001-core-madwifihal20080815-067.lzm
file (renamed to oo1-core.lzm). Now it is impossible to start slax: It hangs while starting the x-server. Same problem with the 'new'-version.
Is there a solution, because the 6.07 does not run with my aspireone.
Thanks
Alois
ftp://ftp.hasix.org/LINUX/SLAX6/modules/001-core-madwifihal20080815-067.lzm is for SLAX with 2.6.24.5 Kernel, like 6.0.7 and not compatible with 6.0.8 which comes with a different 2.6.26 Kernel. Modules (drivers) are Kernel version dependend you so can't mix them. In you case yor systems lost not only madwifi but all basic modules like files system drivers, etc. therefore can't work.
my issue is I cannot change core on any version of slax and expect it to boot on the aspireone. its me wanting wifi making me change cores. I have done 607 and 608 rc4 and rc6 and tried changing the core with the latest madwifi supplied in this thread. the unit locks at boot.
I am sure in time this will work out.
on a side note
"Stinky wrote:...Is there a solution, because the 6.07 does not run with my aspireone..." this is me quoting another user, it isnt not me making the statement.
Ok... It's working now. But for some reason I cant bring up the GUI that lets me select wireless networks. But oh well, I can't complain at least I got this far. I found success by loading Slax FRESH, I dont know what that means. But since I have to redo another partition of SLAX, I will automatically replace the existing module before I boot up the fresh copy.
ok this is strange. After replacing the core-001-lzm module with the newer version and rebooting slax, the kernel only loads into text mode and says the system is read only. I figure something is not right, and traced the problem to the module.
Hi, MBL (user) was Last login 13 days ago. He should be back on the forum. If any one does see him online please make sure that he see this page. i really need this module. there are many places you can host the file even on slax module page. Just posts the link here. There are many people that would like this module.
I know he does great work that is one of the main reason why we would like him to do it. I do not know how to make the wireless drivers to work. i have look at things like http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6/ ,etc. I would really like if he could create the module or even just tell us how he did it then we can create a new version every time a new kernel version comes out.
I do not know how he did it but i would like to know how. if any one know his email and could email him asking him how he did it or if he could create a new module for it, please do. I would like it a lot.
