[Tutorial] Fix: Compat wireless - 'fixed channel mon0: -1'

[comrobo]

OK, it works, in this difficult card: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (some people will know about I'm talking) Thank you very much!

[SquirrelScript]

Your post is really helpful. I posted your fix to the bug forum for the negative-one channel bug. Seems this issue affects quite a few ppl. Thanx for this fix. You are the man!

Thanks (=
Great to know its working for you, thanks for reporting that it is too!

Oh and can some please tell me if you can get a WPA handshake using this fix or not?? cuz i tried to and couldn't. It maybe that my router is a G+N router dualband and my wireless AP is only a G card. If this is my issue then no problem, if not then compat still has some issues.

Yes. Its working for me. (=
Got my WPA2 handshake (unable to test WEP - too many people use our WiFi for my to change its settings)

I just want to know this .
Is it able to inject frames or deauth .
As far as I see there is no increase in the #s value nor the number of beacon frames.
Correct me if I am wrong , my assumption is the #S and the number of beacon frames have to increase when the injection succeed.




My Router is a Binatone one
and the wifi card is Ar9285 Atheros

DeAuth is working for me, I haven't been able to test injection. Other users have reported it working!

Hi,

I just patched and it all works fine now.

Used a alfa AWUS036H and a thomson router.

Cracked WEP (open systems) and WPA & WPA2 via handshake. Works normal now.

Thanks for the feedback & testing. Big thanks for testing out both types of networks (WEP and WPA) as I'm unable to do so!

Educate me here ,
WPA with TKIP is supposed to be cracked via handshake capture .


Let me read and try 8)

Yep. Its the only "known" method of cracking WPA/WPA2. You need a connected client - so you can DeAuth them to get the handshake.

hello.

I have a card with a broadcom chip and working with b43 driver.

so this patch work with b43?
this change b43 for compat-wireless?

so thanks for your help.

greetings jo.

I dunno. Try?
Are you having the same issue now?

Mr. Squirrel,
I would like to say that I actually registered for this forum just to thank you for this complicated, yet effective fix. You sir, rock.
Tested and working with Atheros AR5001 Chipset.

-jfekendall

Thank you. That means alot to me that you took the time & effort do sign up.

OK, it works, in this difficult card: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (some people will know about I'm talking) Thank you very much!

Your welcome! Glad its working for you

[Bent Axle]

Hi folks.

I just wanted to let you know this HOWTO worked for me. I'm using 10.10 and the 'ar9170' driver. I followed the OP's instructions to the letter.

Thanks again for the fix.

BA

[charlie_brownie]

HEYYYYYY!!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for these codes. It solved the problem, which was killing me...

+100 for you!!!!!!!

PS: i registered just to say thanks a lot

[SquirrelScript]

Hi folks.

I just wanted to let you know this HOWTO worked for me. I'm using 10.10 and the 'ar9170' driver. I followed the OP's instructions to the letter.

Thanks again for the fix.

BA

That's great to hear! (=

HEYYYYYY!!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for these codes. It solved the problem, which was killing me...

+100 for you!!!!!!!

PS: i registered just to say thanks a lot

Thanks for the feedback and the time sign up! (=

[theecho]

I wish I could have the joyous response, however I am still having the issue. I ran the code verbatum how I am still getting mon0 is on channel -1. My chipset is atheros ar9285 and I am using the ath9k driver. Any help is greatly appreciated and I am still new to linux.

[tenbartek]

Hi,
I was trying to play with aircrack, and got that issue with mon0 channel and found your solution to the problem.
I am new one with Ubuntu so hope my problem is just simple to resolved:
I followed step by step (every stage seems to be worked perfect)
After rebooting my wifi networks dissapeared.
I can see the driver but it is swithced off and can not be installed through system->drivers method (message: SystemError: installArchives() failed)
I used terminal with compat-wireless-2010-10-16/script/driver-select b43
but still not working.
I have now two directories: compat-wireless-2.6.32.16, compat-wireless-2010-10-16
any help?

hope my language clear enough.

[Hack.The.Pow.]

Thanks it worked perfectly!

Only problem now is that the compat-wireless folder is in my home directory. Is it safe to move it to a lesser used directory? And if so what directory would be most appropriate?

[nathanhillinbl]

I believe that (and please correct me if I'm wrong) because you ran make install, that folder is irrelevant, and you can delete it.

[Hack.The.Pow.]

I believe that (and please correct me if I'm wrong) because you ran make install, that folder is irrelevant, and you can delete it.

really? before I do this can somebody confirm this?

it seems to sort of make sense but i would like confirmation before doing this.

Edit: Nevermind I finally just deleted it anyway and it still works. Thanks again.