[ath9k-devel] How to change AR9285 MAC address in TP-LINK WR741ND？

[Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>]

On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 14:23 +0800, evaxige wrote:
> Hi, all. I use Ubnt AirOSV5.2 firmware in my TP-LINK WR741ND
> dmesg:
...
> [4294671.575000] ath_hal: 0.9.17.1 (AR5416, REGOPS_FUNC, 11D)

You are not using ath9k, so it's a wrong place to ask.

> [4294671.612000] ath_rate_atheros: Copyright (c) 2001-2005 Atheros
> Communications, Inc, All Rights Reserved
> [4294671.699000] wlan: mac acl policy registered
> [4294671.803000] wlan_me: Version 0.1
> [4294671.803000] Copyright (c) 2008 Atheros Communications, Inc. All
> Rights Reserved
> [4294671.827000] ath_dfs: Version 2.0.0
> [4294671.827000] Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Atheros Communications, Inc.
> All Rights Reserved

And that's not even MadWifi, it's some proprietary driver.

> I use dd command read /dev/mtd5 partition, found MAC address(wifi mac)
> in this partition, so I change it, use mtd command write back and
> reboot, I found wifi do not work, in web page WLAN MAC:
> 00:00:00:00:00:00?dmesg display "unable to attach hardware..." Any idea?
> 
> PS. default AirOS v5.2 os not support mtd command, I use sdk create
> custorm firmware, means to make menuconfig, add mtd package.

Try changing the mac address with ifconfig:
ifconfig ath0 hw ether MAC

If that doesn't work, I'm afraid your only option is to ask in Ubiquiti
forums.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin