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@owlcroft
Strange, must be works!:confused:
Maybe you can try with the last driver changes.
For how to see here http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11205958&postcount=47
and then reboot, and...

@carlomagn0
Maybe something going wrong with the driver...
Can you try with the last compat-wireless?

If you don' t know how-to, open terminal and run the follwing commands (you must have...

Download firmware ar9271.fw from here http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git;a=history;f=ar9271.fw;h=d0ee74a1c8dccb7cc21f5be90f1d4048fa9dbf9e;hb=HEAD
put it to your home...

@carlomagn0
Can you post the output of commands

lsusb
iwconfig
dmesg
lsmod | grep ath9k
cat /etc/modules
ls -l /lib/firmware/ar*

@owlcroft
I think ath9k_htc doesn' t work in Ubuntu 8.04, because uses old kernel!

A test you can do, is to install newer kernel! I try it to virtualbox and i had no problems!
First you must...

Reboot and select to continued with older kernel, e.g.
Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-14-generic

older than 2.6.35-23-generic
and see if it works your usb wireless again!
...

@rileyedward
Open terminal and run

sudo gedit /etc/modulesremove one line with ath9k_htc
save it and exit

Then, remove ath9k_htc-installer from synaptic
download .deb package for Ubuntu...

Can you post the output of commands

cat /etc/modules
ls -l /lib/firmware/ar*

I think must be works out of the box in maverick your usb wireless! :confused:
Try with the .deb for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10
read the first post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1564278
and...

With the messages shows that the driver installed fine and must be works!:?

I think better solution is with some way install Lucid 10.04 LTS and try again with ath9k_htc-installer or to install...

Why you install 8.10 and not 10.04 LTS or 10.10 ? :confused:
Post #3 say that with the same usb wireless work!
can you post again the output of commands

uname -r
lsmod | grep ath9k
dmesg
cat...

Try to remove from synaptic the packages

ndisgtk
ndiswrapper-utils
ndiswrapper-common

Have you installed ndiswrapper before?
If yes, i think there is the problem, because ndiswrapper driver stop to work more other drivers! If you want to try ath9k_htc driver, you must remove...

Strange! :confused:
What version Ubuntu have you?

Run

sudo gedit /etc/modulesand delete one line ath9k_htc
to become like this

# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#

Post the output of commands

cat /etc/modules
ls -l /lib/firmware/ar*

Can you post the output of commands

lsusb
uname -r
lsmod | grep ath9k
dmesg

The ath9k_htc-installer (most), has changed and has upload the code to launchpad!
The changes made, are shown in video! :rolleyes:

:arrow: All the below no need for next version Ubuntu Maverick 10.10

First see see the list of supported chipset here http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc/devices

you can find...