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Ion Silverbolt
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 5:24 am Post subject: ath9k usb issues (Solved)

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I'm using a TP-Link wireless usb card that uses the Atheros 9271

Code:

Bus 001 Device 010: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc.

I'm pretty sure I have all the proper drivers installed, and I installed the ar9271.fw file into /lib/firmware/ but dmesg shows that it still cannot find the firmware. Does the firmware file go into a different folder perhaps? Thank you.

Last edited by Ion Silverbolt on Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:36 am; edited 1 time in total

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NeddySeagoon
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:33 am Post subject:

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Ion Silverbolt,

Show us

Code:

ls -l /lib/firmware

and the section of dmesg where the firmware fails to load.
You need to make the kernel drive a module. Many wireless cards have this issue when they are built into the kernel.
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Ion Silverbolt
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:16 am Post subject:

For some reason, the git.kernel site gives me a 0 byte firmware file. I got it from here and it works great. http://www.2shared.com/file/D3dVFI9N/ar9271.html

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anton_kg
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:59 am Post subject:

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I suggest to

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emerge sys-kernel/linux-firmware

instead of downloading a random files from untrusted locations.
Alternatively, it should be a separate ebuild with the necessary firmware.

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