These are the results i get when i use the commands you told to try..
~# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 04:7D:7B:7C:19:FD
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:43
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:840 (840.0 b) TX bytes:840 (840.0 b)
~#lspci -vv
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet (rev c1)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0623
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 43
Region 0: Memory at c3400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Region 2: I/O ports at 3000 [size=128]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4179
Capabilities: [58] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 4096 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn+ AttnInd+ PwrInd+ RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Connection timed out
Not readable
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP- SDES+ TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover+ Timeout+ NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [180 v1] Device Serial Number ff-7c-19-fd-04-7d-7b-ff
Kernel driver in use: atl1c
Kernel modules: atl1c
07:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e047
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at c2400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at c1400000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
root@m0nst3r:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 1119 0
snd_seq_oss 25900 0
snd_seq_midi_event 4696 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 42680 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 4505 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 34554 0
snd_mixer_oss 14726 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 236629 35
cpufreq_ondemand 7672 2
speedstep_lib 2663 0
acpi_cpufreq 5195 1
freq_table 2039 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
mperf 923 1 acpi_cpufreq
ppdev 4901 0
lp 7105 0
parport_pc 18218 0
parport 25627 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
fuse 58136 3
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 20152 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 222970 1
i915 360914 2
drm_kms_helper 23927 1 i915
uvcvideo 55980 0
joydev 7695 0
drm 143170 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 4287 1 i915
processor 23158 1 acpi_cpufreq
video 10482 1 i915
snd_hda_intel 18443 2
thermal 6718 0
videodev 57461 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 13666 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_hda_codec 61720 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 4772 1 snd_hda_codec
rtc_cmos 7970 0
rtc_core 11871 1 rtc_cmos
thermal_sys 11426 3 processor,video,thermal
intel_agp 9000 1 i915
hwmon 1065 1 thermal_sys
snd_pcm 59843 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
rtc_lib 1502 1 rtc_core
snd_timer 15717 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
intel_gtt 11414 3 i915,intel_agp
snd 43891 16 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realte k,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 4641 1 snd
atl1c 28316 0
i2c_i801 7018 0
shpchp 23205 0
i2c_core 16421 6 i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit,videodev,i2c_i801
agpgart 23062 3 drm,intel_agp,intel_gtt
ac 2465 0
battery 8431 0
button 4005 1 i915
snd_page_alloc 5925 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
output 1456 1 video
wmi 7129 0
evdev 7303 17
psmouse 40986 0
serio_raw 3542 0
sg 21511 0
:~# modprobe ath9k
:~# lsmod | grep at
ath9k 73462 0
mac80211 185124 1 ath9k
ath9k_common 1497 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 251763 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath 11153 2 ath9k,ath9k_hw
cfg80211 123246 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
v4l1_compat 13666 2 uvcvideo,videodev
atl1c 28316 0
I don't know if it is a problem but i have the 2.6.37x kernel compiled but i even tried Kernel 3xxx and it still didn't work
thanks for taking time to read my post
greetings;
NaTTaN