If the above fails, search for the filename on archive.org or legacy package repositories. Verify the tarball’s integrity using a known SHA1 or MD5 checksum if available from a trusted source.
For any current system (kernel 4.x+), use the modern backports package instead: compat-wireless-3.6.8-1.tar.bz2 download
git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git Once downloaded, the typical build process is: If the above fails, search for the filename on archive
Title: Legacy Wireless Driver Compatibility Package – compat-wireless-3.6.8-1 If the above fails
tar -tjf compat-wireless-3.6.8-1.tar.bz2 | head -10 md5sum compat-wireless-3.6.8-1.tar.bz2 A valid tarball will extract a directory named compat-wireless-3.6.8-1/ containing Makefile , compat/ , drivers/ , etc.
This specific version (3.6.8-1) is based on the Linux 3.6.8 kernel drivers and is designed to backport those drivers to kernel versions as old as 2.6.24–2.6.32, depending on the specific driver.