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Wifite Freezes When Scanning for Networks
Description:
I am experiencing an issue with the Alfa USB Adapter AWUS036AX using the RTL8852BU chipset. The adapter freezes consistently when running wifite to scan for networks. This issue occurs on a fresh installation of Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi with the latest kernel and driver installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
Flash SD card with the latest Kali Linux image.
Perform the following commands after the initial setup:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo reboot now
sudo apt autoremove
cd /usr/src/kernel
sudo git clean -fdx && sudo make bcm2711_defconfig && sudo make modules_prepare
mkdir -p ~/src
cd ~/src
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/rtl8852bu.git
cd ~/src/rtl8852bu
sudo ./install-driver.sh
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
apt list --upgradable -a
sudo apt install firmware-linux-free
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
iwconfig
sudo reboot now
sudo wifite -i wlan0
Expected Behavior:
Wifite should scan and list available networks without freezing.
Actual Behavior:
Wifite freezes while scanning for networks.
System Information:
Raspberry Pi Model: [Specify Model]
Linux Kernel Version: 6.1.92-v8+
gcc Version: aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
Binutils Version: GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
Driver Version: Latest from https://github.com/morrownr/rtl8852bu.git
Output of iwconfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=31 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
wlan1 unassociated Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
Mode:Managed Frequency=5.18 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Sensitivity:0/0
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
└─$ sudo airmon-ng start wlan1
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
phy0 wlan0 brcmfmac Broadcom 43455
phy1 wlan1 rtl8852bu Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ax WLAN Adapter
(monitor mode enabled)
Steps Taken to Troubleshoot:
Re-flashed SD card and repeated the steps multiple times.
Ensured all packages are up to date.
Verified that the driver installation completes without errors.
Workaround Running the following commands before starting wifite resolves the issue:
sudo airmon-ng check kill
sudo airmon-ng start wlan1