ERROR:dbus.connection:Unable to set arguments () according to signature u's': <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>: More items found in D-Bus signature than in Python arguments
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
    yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 241, in user_main
    errcode = main(args)
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 193, in main
    base.doTransaction()
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 432, in doTransaction
    self.runTransaction(cb=cb)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 790, in runTransaction
    self.plugins.run('posttrans')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/plugins.py", line 175, in run
    func(conduitcls(self, self.base, conf, **kwargs))
  File "/usr/lib/yum-plugins/refresh-packagekit.py", line 37, in posttrans_hook
    packagekit_iface.StateHasChanged('posttrans')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
    return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 597, in call_blocking
    message.append(signature=signature, *args)
TypeError: More items found in D-Bus signature than in Python arguments

# yum -y install yum-utils
# yum-complete-transaction

# yum --disableplugin=refresh-packagekit update

[root@localhost madwifi-0.9.4]# make
Checking requirements... ok.
Checking kernel configuration... ok.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/build SUBDIRS=/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/if_ath_pci.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath/ath_pci.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_hal/ah_os.o
  HOSTCC  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_hal/uudecode
  UUDECODE /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_hal/i386-elf.hal.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_hal/ath_hal.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/amrr/ath_rate_amrr.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/minstrel/ath_rate_minstrel.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/onoe/ath_rate_onoe.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/sample/sample.o
  LD [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath_rate/sample/ath_rate_sample.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/if_media.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_beacon.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_crypto.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_crypto_none.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_input.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_node.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_output.o
  CC [M]  /home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_power.o
/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_power.c: In function 'ieee80211_pwrsave':
/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_power.c:240: error: implicit declaration of function '__skb_append'
make[3]: *** [/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211/ieee80211_power.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/net80211] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
[root@localhost madwifi-0.9.4]# 
[root@localhost madwifi-0.9.4]# make install
sh scripts/find-madwifi-modules.sh 2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686 
for i in ath/ ath_hal/ ath_rate/ net80211/; do \
		make -C $i install || exit 1; \
	done
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath'
test -d //lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/net || mkdir -p //lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/net
install ath_pci.ko //lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/net
install: cannot stat `ath_pci.ko': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hieu/Download/madwifi-0.9.4/ath'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1
[root@localhost madwifi-0.9.4]#

$ lspci | grep Wireless

$ lsmod | grep <model>

# yum info madwifi
...
Available Packages
Name       : madwifi
Arch       : i386
Version    : 0.9.4
Release    : 1.lvn9
Size       : 226 k
Repo       : livna
Summary    : Kernel module and Diagnostic tools for Atheros wireless devices
URL        : http://madwifi.org/
License    : GPLv2
Description: madwifi is the Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi, a linux device driver for 802.11a/b/g universal NIC cards -
           : either Cardbus, PCI or MiniPCI - that use Atheros chipsets (ar5210, ar5211, ar5212).  This package contains
           : diagnostic tools you can use to get information about your madwifi Atheros wireless connections. You do not need
           : this package to make a madwifi connection.

$ lspci | grep Wireless
bash: lspci: command not found

PATH="/sbin:$PATH"

lspci

$ which lspci
/sbin/lspci

# yum install madwifi kmod-madwifi
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-madwifi.i686 0:0.9.4-39.lvn9 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686 = 0.9.4-39.lvn9 for package: kmod-madwifi
---> Package madwifi.i386 0:0.9.4-1.lvn9 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686.i686 0:0.9.4-39.lvn9 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686 for package: kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686-0.9.4-39.lvn9.i686 from livna has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686 is needed by package kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686-0.9.4-39.lvn9.i686 (livna)
Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686 is needed by package kmod-madwifi-2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686-0.9.4-39.lvn9.i686 (livna)

uname -r

# yum clean all
# yum update

$ /sbin/lspci | grep Wireless
14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
$uname -r
2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686

$ /sbin/lsmod

$/sbin/lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipt_MASQUERADE          6528  1 
iptable_nat             8584  1 
nf_nat                 18072  2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
bridge                 45336  0 
bnep                   14336  2 
rfcomm                 34064  4 
l2cap                  21632  16 bnep,rfcomm
bluetooth              46308  5 bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
ib_iser                30136  0 
rdma_cm                26112  1 ib_iser
ib_cm                  31952  1 rdma_cm
iw_cm                  10884  1 rdma_cm
ib_sa                  20296  2 rdma_cm,ib_cm
ib_mad                 33432  2 ib_cm,ib_sa
ib_core                43520  6 ib_iser,rdma_cm,ib_cm,iw_cm,ib_sa,ib_mad
ib_addr                 9348  1 rdma_cm
iscsi_tcp              18948  0 
libiscsi               25216  2 ib_iser,iscsi_tcp
scsi_transport_iscsi    27160  4 ib_iser,iscsi_tcp,libiscsi
fuse                   47516  11 
sunrpc                153876  3 
ipt_REJECT              6656  4 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      11528  6 iptable_nat,nf_nat
iptable_filter          6528  1 
ip_tables              13840  2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT             7296  2 
xt_tcpudp               6656  6 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      15992  2 
xt_state                5888  5 
nf_conntrack           50132  6 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state
ip6table_filter         6400  1 
ip6_tables             14864  1 ip6table_filter
x_tables               15236  8 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,ip6_tables
cpufreq_ondemand       10124  1 
powernow_k8            18564  1 
dm_mirror              20096  0 
dm_log                 12036  1 dm_mirror
dm_multipath           18056  0 
dm_mod                 48180  3 dm_mirror,dm_log,dm_multipath
radeon                125956  2 
drm                   145380  3 radeon
ipv6                  234300  24 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6
kvm_amd                22924  0 
kvm                   110656  1 kvm_amd
snd_hda_intel         321692  1 
snd_seq_dummy           6532  0 
sr_mod                 17064  0 
snd_seq_oss            29212  0 
cdrom                  33304  1 sr_mod
snd_seq_midi_event      9600  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                44736  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          9740  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            36480  0 
sdhci                  17540  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16384  1 snd_pcm_oss
pata_acpi               7680  0 
mmc_core               40604  1 sdhci
arc4                    5760  2 
pcspkr                  6272  0 
snd_pcm                60676  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
firewire_ohci          22020  0 
ecb                     6528  2 
tifm_7xx1               9088  0 
firewire_core          35360  1 firewire_ohci
yenta_socket           24716  1 
k8temp                  7936  0 
crypto_blkcipher       18052  1 ecb
rsrc_nonstatic         13696  1 yenta_socket
joydev                 12480  0 
tifm_core              10268  1 tifm_7xx1
crc_itu_t               5760  1 firewire_core
hwmon                   6300  1 k8temp
snd_timer              20744  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         11016  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep              10244  1 snd_hda_intel
snd                    46136  11 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
ata_generic             8452  0 
soundcore               9288  1 snd
battery                14212  0 
ath5k                 111240  0 
video                  20240  0 
ac                      8068  0 
output                  6656  1 video
i2c_piix4              11152  0 
mac80211              174312  1 ath5k
pata_atiixp             8320  0 
i2c_core               20500  2 drm,i2c_piix4
r8169                  27780  0 
sg                     30900  0 
cfg80211               24584  2 ath5k,mac80211
ahci                   27016  6 
libata                132456  4 pata_acpi,ata_generic,pata_atiixp,ahci
sd_mod                 26008  7 
scsi_mod              122748  8 ib_iser,iscsi_tcp,libiscsi,scsi_transport_iscsi,sr_mod,sg,libata,sd_mod
ext3                  108680  1 
jbd                    40852  1 ext3
mbcache                10116  1 ext3
uhci_hcd               22928  0 
ohci_hcd               22532  0 
ehci_hcd               32780  0

$ sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv ath5k

$ sudo /sbin/modprobe -v ath_pci

## Allow root to run any commands anywhere
root    ALL=(ALL)       ALL
[color=red]
ku_linux        ALL=(ALL)       ALL[/color]
## Allows members of the 'sys' group to run networking, software,
## service management apps and more.
# %sys ALL = NETWORKING, SOFTWARE, SERVICES, STORAGE, DELEGATING, PROCESSES, LOCATE, DRIVERS

## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

## Same thing without a password
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

## Allows members of the users group to mount and unmount the
## cdrom as root
# %users  ALL=/sbin/mount /mnt/cdrom, /sbin/umount /mnt/cdrom

## Allows members of the users group to shutdown this system
# %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now

ku_linux        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

[ku_linux@localhost ~]$ sudo ifconfig
[sudo] password for ku_linux: 
sudo: ifconfig: command not found
[ku_linux@localhost ~]$

[ku_linux@localhost ~]$ su
Password: 
[root@localhost ku_linux]# ifconfig
bash: ifconfig: command not found
[root@localhost ku_linux]#

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sudo /sbin/ifconfig

ifconfig tên_card_wifi inet 10.80.0.xxx  netmask 255.255.0.0 broadcast 10.80.0.255

[root@localhost ~]# lspci | grep Wireless
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)                                                                  
[root@localhost ~]# ifconfig Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG inet 10.80.0.170 netmask 255.255.0.0 broadcast 10.80.0.255
Corporation: Host name lookup failure

* You must Configure your wireless using sytem-config-network a lot of people are forgetting this step. Do it through system-config-network. Delete wlan0 and install eth1 

System -> Administration -> Network