Time to troubleshoot, since our wireless adapter is using the Atheros AR9271 chipset, we have to get Kali to recognize the adapter for what is it, this means to enable ath9khtc, so in this post I will showing you How to install ath9k driver for Kali. First up, we need to check if the USB is working and getting recognized by the OS, we do a dmesg first to see if there are any problems related. And install open firmware for the ath9khtc driver on Debian systems. The current workaround is to disable wifi.scan-rand-mac-address.
A list of things that need to be fixed in the firmware. After you do make toolchain and make firmware the two. Use sudo when copying. I’m running the updated version of Trisquel 6! Just follow what I already wrote above, it’s not that hard. The driver is part of wireless-testing. You mean Nautilus the default window manager , right?
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Using only one VIF Virtual Interface running in AP mode would be a good idea for now, multiple interface support has not been tested extensively.
Creative Commons Attribution 4. I’ve been using the firmware from http: The archives for the old ath9k-devel list, which was closed inare available here. Where should my fw files be when I copy?
Atheros AR9271, AR7010 devices (ath9k_htc)
Using GnuPG with undefined – http: Or you can use compat-wireless to get the driver. I downloaded the firmware update from http: Login or register to post comments 17 replies [ Last post ]. No need to build from scratch. Processing multicast frames has to be fixed MultiRateRetry etc. Please do report bugs, crashes, weird behavior and other general tantrums thrown by the driver. Alternately you can download it from here: Perhaps the terminal is not your forte. The exact instructions needed for building the atherox firmware files can be found here.
I’m running the updated version of Trisquel 6!
This driver requires firmware. Just follow what I already wrote above, it’s not that hard. This firmware is now opento arheros check out: A list of things that need to be fixed in the firmware.
Open firmware for ath9k_htc
AR based cards operate by default in USB Mass storage mode and have to be ‘switched’ to wireless mode on plugging in. User login Create new account. You mean Nautilus the default window managerright? Yes, this means you need a driver.
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Basic PS support has been athero in the driver, but it is disabled by default. Sidebar Users main page. Recent donations Lionel Ougier-s Go to the folder where you have downloaded the firmware files, right-click, select Open in Terminalthen enter:.
Most distros will already have it enabled. Alternatively, you can use the command line Terminal.
ath9k_htc/open_firmware – Debian Wiki
Or, you know what might be even easier? AP mode works only with up to 7 stations due to a firmware limitation.
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This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Atheros AR9271 and AR7010 chipsets on Debian systems.
Contents
- Atheros AR9271, AR7010 devices (ath9k_htc)
ath9k_htc is a Linux kernel driver supporting Atheros 802.11n USB chipsets, introduced at Linux 2.6.35. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
AR7010-based devices (e.g. Netgear WNDA3200, TP-Link TL-WN821N v3) operate in USB mass storage mode by default. Since Linux 2.6.39, the driver sends the necessary command to enable wireless LAN operation.1
Firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the firmware-atheros package. Open firmware for this driver is also available in the firmware-ath9k-htc package starting from Buster.
Atheros AR9170-based 802.11 draft-n devices are supported by carl9170.
Installation
Add a 'non-free' component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-atheros package:
Connect the device to your system. The ath9k_htc kernel module is automatically loaded for supported devices.
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo ath9k_htc in Debian 3.16 (3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1) kernel images.
See Also
/open_firmware - Open firmware for ath9k_htc
carl9170 - Atheros AR9170 devices
How to use a WiFi interface
External Links
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
CategoryHardware CategoryWireless
'ath9k_htc: Handle storage devices' - git.kernel.org - linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git/commitdiff (1)