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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:44 pm    Post subject: installing netgear WNDA3100 wireless dongle Reply with quote
i installed the

Code:
CONFIG_AR9170_USB:                                                                                                              |
  |                                                                                                                                 |
  | This is a driver for the Atheros "otus" 802.11n USB devices.                                                                    |
  |                                                                                                                                 |
  | These devices require additional firmware (2 files).                                                                            |
  | For now, these files can be downloaded from here:                                                                               |
  |                                                                                                                                 |
  | http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170                                                                              |
  |                                                                                                                                 |
  | If you choose to build a module, it'll be called ar9170usb.                                                                     |
  |                                                                                                                                 |
  | Symbol: AR9170_USB [=m]                                                                                                         |
  | Prompt: Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB support                                                                                      |
  |   Defined at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/Kconfig:1                                                                          |
  |   Depends on: NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=y] && ATH_COMMON [=m] && USB [=y] && MAC80211 [=m] && WLAN_80211 [=y]                   |
  |   Location:                                                                                                                     |
  |     -> Device Drivers                                                                                                           |
  |       -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])                                                                               |
  |         -> Wireless LAN (WLAN [=y])                                                                                             |
  |           -> Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) (WLAN_80211 [=y])                                                                       |
  |             -> Atheros Wireless Cards (ATH_COMMON [=m])                                                                         |
  |   Selects: FW_LOADER [=y]


i looked at the given link and i am not sure is and what files i need to get and what to do with them.

anyone else got this working and how?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
go to:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ar9170#firmware

find the entry on the page:
two stage: legacy firmware
The firmware files are included in the firmware tree.
Download ar9170-1.fw, ar9170-2.fw and put them into /lib/firmware
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