AWUS 036NHA (AR9271 Chipset) for Slack 13.37

Mercury305 · 08-01-2012, 11:46 AM

How can i get this enabled? Easy and quick way. Also what to do to increase Tx Power to 27db after I get system to recognise it.

Thanks.

ReaperX7 · 08-01-2012, 01:02 PM

You may be dealing with an Atheros chipset with that card. Here's all I could find:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc/

Mercury305 · 08-01-2012, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

You may be dealing with an Atheros chipset with that card. Here's all I could find:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc/

thanks it didnt work though. I tried the ath9k_htc

claudecat · 08-01-2012, 03:33 PM

Check here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170.fw

Mercury305 · 08-01-2012, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by claudecat

Check here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170.fw

yea but will that work with ar9271?
isnt 9170 a different firmware

dugan · 08-01-2012, 03:45 PM

This should be enough to get it working:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...3/#post4470219

Mercury305 · 08-01-2012, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

This might be a bit outdated now, but it should be enough to get you started:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...3/#post4470219

thanks ill try that. It most likely is the missing firmware

ReaperX7 · 08-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Some firmware will support other card revisions. Most likely the 9270 and 9271 is the same model but the 9271 might be a 802.11N specification whereas a 9270 might be 802.11G specs.