====== Configuring the Madwifi module for Atheros based wireless controllers in Ubuntu 7.10 ======
===== Author(s) =====
Bill Giannikos
===== Introduction =====
While Ubuntu 7.10 already includes the Madwifi module, this driver is under constant development and your wireless card may require a later version than the one included in Ubuntu. Here we will guide you in the necessary steps in installing the latest Madwifi modules.
===== Notes =====
While this guide is mainly focused to laptop users there isn't any difference for desktop users.
===== Prerequisites =====
You should run a full update for your installation of Ubuntu to ensure you have all the latest packages installed.
===== Installing the latest stable Madwifi module =====
Here are the steps in installing the latest Madwifi modules


**1.** Download the latest Madwifi module from [[http://madwifi.org/wiki/UserDocs/GettingMadwifi]]. In this guide we are going to use madwifi-0.9.4.tar.gz as at the time of writing these are the current ones.

**2.** Load up a terminal window if you are in the graphic interface.

**3.** Type in the following to install gcc and the kernel headers:
<code>sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`</code>

**4.** Move to the /usr/src/ folder with:
<code>cd /usr/src</code>

**5.** Extract the contents of the file you downloaded with:
<code>sudo tar -xzvf /path/to/madwifi-0.9.4.tar.gz</code>
Remember to replace the "/path/to" in this command to the path of where your file is.


**6.** Move into the newly created folder with 
<code>cd madwifi-0.9.4</code>

**7.** Now start the building process with:
<code>sudo make</code>
This will take a while.


**8.** Delete the older Madwifi module with
<code>sudo rm -rf /lib/modules/`uname -r`/madwifi</code>

**9.** And finally we install these drivers with:
<code>sudo make install</code>

**10.** Reboot your computer and the newer Madwifi module will be used.