I have a MK808b computer-on-a-stick powered by a RK3066 ARM CPU. I installed
Picuntu 0.9 on it and plugged in my USB adapter (Atheros 9271); the console promptly complained of a missing htc_9271.fw firmware file. I downloaded it, placed it in /lib/firmware, and I was then able to run
ifconfig wlan1 up (wlan0 being the onboard wifi adapter which is currently not working) and from there connect to my wifi.
I'd now like to try two other distros (
HomeIO, which is a customized version of Picuntu 0.9, and
Picuntu 4.5, which is based on Raring rather than Quantal as 0.9 and homeIO). Both install fine and seem to be running well, but they won't let me run the wifi adapter. I put the firmware file in /lib/firmware (HomeIO has it already), but if I plug in the adapter I can't do anything with it.
lsusb sees it, but
ifconfig wlan1 up complains that it can't find the device.
Significantly, if I remove the firmware file from its directory and plug in the adapter (even after rebooting), the console does
not warn me of the missing firmware; it behaves as if doesn't try to auto-initialize it. How can I make it do so?
