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Caram
May 22nd, 2008, 06:56 PM
Ubuntu works with my network card right out of the box and I'm looking to have this for another Linux system. Network information shows ath_pci as my driver, I'm just not sure where it's located.

hal10000
May 22nd, 2008, 08:40 PM
The kernel modules for your wireless card is located under

/lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/

Note: The version Number here (2.6.24.3) will probably differ on your system,
maybe 2.6.24-17-generic or something similar.
The kernel-Version number of the currently running kernel can be obtained by

uname -r


In this directory you should find the module which is probably named ath_pci.ko
If you use the command modinfo ath_pci you can find out some more info about this driver. With the command
lsmod | grep ath_pci you can find out if it is already loaded and if it is not you can load it manually with the command
sudo modprobe ath_pci

Caram
May 24th, 2008, 06:54 PM
thanks :D