[SOLVED] How to install ath10k driver on Linux Mint 17.2 cinnamon 64-bit?
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How to install ath10k driver on Linux Mint 17.2 cinnamon 64-bit?
Hi, I installed linux mint yesterday and I have been trying to install ath10k driver for my Qualcomm Atheros wireless chipset.
I have Ethernet connection but no wireless;when I type iwconfig in the terminal, eh0 and l0 are listed but no wlan0.
Following the instructions from https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/...h10k/backports, I have downloaded the backports-4.1.1-1, and have unpacked in on my desktop, but I have no idea what to do from there. Where should I place the unpacked folder? Also, when I typed in make defconfig-ath10k in the terminal, I received "make: *** No rule to make target 'defconfig-ath10k'. Stop.' What does this mean and what do I do about it? Thank you.
This is where I downloaded from : http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~...tml/backports/
By 'Additional Drivers', do you mean the Driver Manager from System Settings? If so, nothing shows up in my Driver Manager window.
This is where I downloaded from : http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~...tml/backports/
By 'Additional Drivers', do you mean the Driver Manager from System Settings? If so, nothing shows up in my Driver Manager window.
The link you provided is one way to install the driver but I am not good with tar.gxz.
I did download it (backports-4.1.1-1.tar.xz.
The tar command to untar is tar -vxf (name of tar.xz) Than you would follow steps 3-7 on that page.
In the terminal you would run tar xvf backports-4.1.1-1.tar.xz and hit Enter.
There should be an additional driver in the Driver Manager (from system settings) for your card.
If you don't see it than I'm not sure why.
I need to know exactly what card you have.
Is it the atheros Qca988x?
Please run this command and post the output so I can look for your driver.
Thank you Ztoracat. I untarred it using the command, but still no wireless
The output for lspci | grep -i network is
05:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros Device 003e (rev 20)
which I thought didn't tell me much so I went and looked up my laptop's hardware specs from the vendor, and I see that I am supposed to have Killer E2200 Gigabit wired Ethernet and Killer WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, which is apparently an Atheros chip. (source http://www.techpowerup.com/180508/ms...herboards.html)
After you untar it you still have to run commands to get it installed.
-::Remember I told you I'm not good with tar balls.-::- (not the easiest to work with IMO)
I'll look for another way to install the driver for your Qualcomm Atherors Device.
If I can't find another way I'll get the advise from a member that has more experience in this area.
As far as I can tell the ath10k is the correct driver for your Qualcomm Atherors card.
In some cases the driver is not enough. It could be that you need the firmware but I need to get confirmation on this. https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/...th10k/firmware
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