Thread: Installing drivers 4 USB-wireless w Atheros chip?

i need installing drivers usb wireless adapter. have spent whole day trying figure out. i'm on mint 9 based on 10.4 think. kernel 2.6.32-21-generic. , have no internet connection (yet).

chip atheros ar9271

code:

idvendor                0x0cf3 atheros communications, inc.   idproduct             0xb002

have read lots of threads , have downloaded compat-wireless-2011-11-12.tar.bz2
, firmware ar9271.fw , htc_9271.fw , placed these in /lib/firmware

in extracted compat-wireless-2011-11-12.tar.bz2folder have checked following entries in config file (config.mk) , set (as apparantly should) doesn't (4 in row) more 1 here , lots further down 1 etc. looking in right place?? there more kernel config files??

code:

config_ath_common=m   config_ath9k_hw=m   config_ath9k_common=m   config_ath9k_htc=m

, thats i'm @ now.



found thread on forum
http://www.ubnt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22105

wifistation ext on ubuntu 10.04

information drivers.
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath9k_htc

downloads , configuration information.
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/download

enable these options in kernel config .config file.

code:
config_ath_common=m config_ath9k_hw=m config_ath9k_common=m config_ath9k_htc=m
recompile kernel.

code:
#lsusb -v idvendor 0x0cf3 atheros communications, inc. idproduct 0xb003
download:
http://wireless.kernel.org/download/...ss-2.6.tar.bz2
code:
#locate hif_usb.c
edit hif_usb.c
add idvendor , idproduct

run
code:
#./scripts/driver-select ath9k_htc #make #make install
download firmware , move ar9271.fw /lib/firmware/

1 how recomplie kernel?
2 need recompile kernel?
3 when type locate hif_usb.c nothing happens. file located?

have read http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/download#drivers
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath9k_htc
http://linuxtweaking.blogspot.com/20...untu-1004.html

, don't understand of if.

not

requirements bleeding edge

need 2 things:

• a kernel >= 2.6.24
• your kernel headers installed

please very sure have kernel headers installed before reporting sort of build issues package. usually mean having symlink point valid directory kernel headers in it:

/lib/modules/`uname -r`/buildthe exception if building package targeting kernel not running. users doing should read building external kernels section.
additionally, kernel you're building needs valid ".config" file, if isn't present compat assume have pci, usb , pcmcia built kernel , if not, fail building.

whats kernel header , how know if installed?

compiling kernel advanced stuff, haven't done myself yet it's in book.

it's important pwd /usr/src/linux, start that. after can user make config or make menuconfig, latter supposed more user friendly.

code:

sudo su cd /usr/src/linux make menuconfig

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