driver for Atheros wireless card

ubuntuv · 06-29-2011, 01:13 PM

hi,

I am using ubuntu 9.10. Kernel version is 2.6.31-14-generic. I couldnt find driver for Atheros wireless card which shows in 'lspci'

0c:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Can someone point to a guide to install the driver for this card.

Thanks in advance.
uv.

T3RM1NVT0R · 06-29-2011, 01:27 PM

Hi there,

I think we have driver here: http://drivers.downloadatoz.com/tuto...or-ubuntu.html

ubuntuv · 06-29-2011, 02:03 PM

Thanks a lot.

I did
# make
# make install

and got no error. But 'iwconfig' does not detect wireless card.

--uv

T3RM1NVT0R · 06-29-2011, 02:08 PM

Did you reboot after installation?

If yes then try the following

depmod -a driver_file_created_by_makeinstall

and then reboot.

ubuntuv · 06-29-2011, 02:13 PM

I couldnt file which file got created from the following dump:

Quote:

make install

Your old wireless subsystem modules were left intact:

kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
kernel/net/wireless/lib80211.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko
kernel/drivers/net/b44.ko
kernel/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.ko
kernel/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
kernel/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
kernel/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.ko
kernel/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_cs.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_sdio.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_spi.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf_usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.ko
kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/usb8xxx.ko
kernel/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko

Your old bluetooth subsystem modules were left intact:

kernel/net/bluetooth/hidp/hidp.ko
kernel/net/bluetooth/bnep/bnep.ko
kernel/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.ko

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/build M=/home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 77 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-14-generic/build M=/home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s "INSTALL_MOD_DIR=updates" \
modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/compat/compat.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/compat/compat_firmware_class.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/b44.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/iwmc3200wifi.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_cs.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_sdio.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_spi.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/usb8xxx.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf_usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_nortel.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_plx.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_tmd.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_sdio.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_spi.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_spi.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/wireless/lib80211.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.ko
INSTALL /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.ko
DEPMOD 2.6.31-14-generic
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic'
Updating Ubuntu's initramfs for 2.6.31-wl under /boot/ ...
Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.31-wl
Will now run update-grub to ensure grub will find the new initramfs ...
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
depmod will prefer updates/ over kernel/ -- OK!

Currently detected wireless subsystem modules:

updates/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
updates/net/wireless/lib80211.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.ko
updates/drivers/net/b44.ko
updates/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.ko
updates/drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93cx6.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
updates/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
updates/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.ko
updates/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_cs.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_sdio.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/libertas_spi.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas_tf/libertas_tf_usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187.ko
updates/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/usb8xxx.ko
updates/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.ko
updates/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd1211rw.ko

Currently detected bluetooth subsystem modules:

kernel/net/bluetooth/hidp/hidp.ko
kernel/net/bluetooth/bnep/bnep.ko
kernel/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.ko

Now run:

sudo make unload to unload both wireless and bluetooth modules
sudo make wlunload to unload wireless modules
sudo make btunload to unload bluetooth modules

And then load the wireless or bluetooth module you need. If unsure reboot.
Alternatively use sudo make load/wlload/btload to load modules

T3RM1NVT0R · 06-29-2011, 02:20 PM

Well it happened to me two days back where I was searching for Atheros driver for my CentOS system ;-) Here is the link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...centos-888478/

After running make install it created a .gz file so I ran depmod -a filename.gz

Did you reboot the system?

ubuntuv · 06-29-2011, 02:55 PM

I restarted my machine. But is of no use. Any ideas

T3RM1NVT0R · 06-29-2011, 03:10 PM

Try this:

depmod -a /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko

Reboot

If this does not work then try the following:

depmod -a /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atl1e/atl1e.ko
depmod -a /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.ko
depmod -a /home/atheros/compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s/drivers/net/atlx/atl2.ko

Reboot

I am assuming this is a laptop, make sure your Wi-Fi is turned on, on your laptop.

ubuntuv · 06-30-2011, 05:39 AM

I did that as well. I checked the switch as well. Its proper. But couldnt get it work.

TobiSGD · 06-30-2011, 07:47 AM

Ubuntu 9.10 is end of life and will get no bugfixes and security updates. I would recommend to install a recent version, most likely your hardware will work out of the box with it.