How to Reinstall MadWifi

Launch your preferred Web browser and download the latest MadWiFi drivers from the link in the "Resources" section.

Type the following command into your Ubuntu command line and press "Enter:"

sudo apt-get -y install build-essential bin86

This will prepare your system to compile the MadWiFi code.

Copy the MadWiFi drivers into the /usr/src folder. This can be accomplished by typing in the following command:

sudo cp X/madwifi-0.9.3.2.tar.gz /usr/src/

Replace "X" with the name of the folder where you downloaded the driver file.

Press "Enter" once you have typed in the command.

Change directories to your "usc/src" folder. To do this, type "cd /usc/src" and press "Enter."

Type "sudo tar -xzf madwifi-0.9.3.2.tar.gz" and press "Enter" to decompress the driver files.

Type "sudo apt-get -y install sharutils" and press "Enter" to install the driver files onto your Ubuntu system. The files are not yet recognized by Ubuntu, however, so you will need "make" the drivers so they are recognized.

Change directories to the folder containing the driver files. This can be done by typing "cd /usr/src/madwifi-0.9.3.2" and pressing "Enter."

Type in the following commands and press "Enter" after each one:

sudo make clean

sudo make

sudo make install

During this process, you may be asked to allow Ubuntu to delete any already-existing driver files. Allow the OS to do so and continue the process.

Type "sudo gedit /etc/modules" and press "Enter." This will bring up the text editing program. Add the following line to the very end of the text:

"ath_pci"

Save the "Modules" file and reboot your PC. The MadWiFi drivers should now be functioning properly.