hp Pavilion g6 with Atheros (AR9485) [168c:0032] doesn't connect in 11.04

UPDATE: The solution to the problem is in #63
I recently bought a new computer (hp Pavilion g6) and haven't been able to connect it to my wifi. I've been a user for 2 years and have already installed in a few laptops (with the typical wireless problems - thank you forum gurus), but still I consider myself a noob.

At first I tried to install 10.04, but that didn't work. Now I installed 11.04, but still cannot fond a solution to my problem.

I ran this first

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lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net

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The results were:

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01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1693]
        Kernel driver in use: r8169
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02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1785]
        Kernel modules: ath9k

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Then

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rfkill list all

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resulting in:

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1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

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But when I tried

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iwconfig

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wlan0 was a no-show

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lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

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The occured with

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ifconfig

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eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 78:e3:b5:5a:cd:d7 
          inet addr:192.168.0.102  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::7ae3:b5ff:fe5a:cdd7/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:63833 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:43550 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:91705458 (91.7 MB)  TX bytes:3619756 (3.6 MB)
          Interrupt:40 Base address:0xe000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:284 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:284 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:23336 (23.3 KB)  TX bytes:23336 (23.3 KB)

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I searched for linux drivers and couldn't find them... but I also tried to use Windows Wireless drivers, I found the driver and applied the .inf but the wireless stayed dead. I rebooted a couple of times and tried to turn on and off the wireless button.

Thank you in advance.

I need help with this... I tried several things since friday... I've been working on this hard, I just don't have the tools to solve it.
At least tell me you don't know what to do and might just return the computer and buy one that works with Ubuntu.

Hi, please post the results of these commands here:

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cat /etc/lsb-release; uname -a

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lsmod | grep ath

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ndiswrapper -l

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Thank you

Thank you wildmanne39.

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nrgomez@nelson-HP-Pavilion-g6-U:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release; uname -a
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.04"
Linux nelson-HP-Pavilion-g6-U 2.6.38-11-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 12 21:17:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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The second one came empty

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nrgomez@nelson-HP-Pavilion-g6-U:~$ lsmod | grep ath

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nrgomez@nelson-HP-Pavilion-g6-U:~$ ndiswrapper -l
netathrx : driver installed
        device (168C:0032) present (alternate driver: ath9k)

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Hi, run these command please:

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sudo modprobe -rf ndiswrapper
sudo apt-get remove --purge ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 ndisgtk
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf
sudo rm -r /etc/ndiswrapper/*
sudo depmod -a

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One line at a time, then unplug your wired connection.

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sudo modprobe ath9k

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give it a few seconds to see if it comes on if not then post the outcome of:

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lsmod

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Thank you

I'm stuck here

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sudo modprobe -rf ndiswrapper

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it "freezes" and doesn't allow me to do anything els

Hi, your whole computer locks up? you can restart your computer then try the commands again.
Thank you

No, only terminal locks up... but I will make a full restart just in case.

Hi, it is probably waiting for you to enter your password, just type your user password, it will not show on the screen so after you are finished typing it hit enter.
Thank you

Yes, I wrote my pw but after five minutes nothing happens (but if i write my pw incorrectly it asks for it again)

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nrgomez@nelson-HP-Pavilion-g6-U:~$ sudo modprobe -rf ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for nrgomez:

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