How do you configure tha Atheros Wireless Driver?

**chris1950** · September 15th, 2009

I installed a TP-Link wireless adapter in my PC to network with a TP-Link ADSL Wireless router and UE 2.3 installed the Atheros driver for it. It came with a windows install mini CD (in Chinese as I am in China). Since I can't use the CD how do I configure the Atheros driver so I can use the wireless adapter?

Router info TP- Link Adsl Wireless TD-W89541G
Adapter TP-Link 54 Mbps, PCI, TL-WN350G

**chris1950** · September 16th, 2009

need help please. bump

**chris1950** · September 20th, 2009

After installing wireless_tools.29, I ran iwconfig and got the following:

chris@chris-PC:/data/Dowmloads/wireless/wireless_tools.29$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

vboxnet0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

chris@chris-PC:/data/Dowmloads/wireless/wireless_tools.29$

**Bucky Ball** · September 20th, 2009

Plug in an ethernet cable and get your updates. The driver should be picked up and you will be offered the required drivers for wireless.

Check System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and make sure there is nothing pertaining to wireless switched off. You should not need to be downloading wireless tools etc. TP-Link should work out of the box. (built a machine early in the year for someone and used one of their cards specifically for that reason and it did work out of the box - all I needed was to plug in a cable and get updates ... it was at TL-WN351G).

**chris1950** · September 20th, 2009

Deactivated the madwifi driver rebooted. still get same results in iwconfig. used update manager - NO WIRELESS updates?????

Wicd doesn't find ant wireless networks.
next option is to open box and reseat adapter.

**drpjkurian** · September 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by chris1950

Deactivated the madwifi driver rebooted. still get same results in iwconfig. used update manager - NO WIRELESS updates?????

Wicd doesn't find ant wireless networks.
next option is to open box and reseat adapter.

Hi Chris.

Please try my thread it may work for you,http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1240781

With regards
Dr Kurian

**chris1950** · September 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by drpjkurian

Hi Chris.

Please try my thread it may work for you,http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1240781

With regards
Dr Kurian

Did everything from top to bottom wicd still can not find wireless networks (says network is down??(- see code output below:
dmesg | grep -e wlan -e ath
lsmod | grep ath
sudo iwlist scan

chris@chris-PC:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wifi0 no wireless extensions.

ath0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:0 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry

ff RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff
Power Management

ff
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

vboxnet0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

chris@chris-PC:~$ dmesg | grep -e wlan -e ath
[ 4.276737] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.0.5 loaded
[ 4.276739] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 9.742970] ath_pci 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[ 10.004282] sdd:<6>MadWifi: ath_attach: Switching rfkill capability off.
[ 10.250740] ath_pci: wifi0: Atheros 2417: mem=0xea100000, irq=20
[ 10.404119] ath9k: 0.1
chris@chris-PC:~$ lsmod | grep ath
ath9k 310584 0
mac80211 251528 1 ath9k
led_class 13064 1 ath9k
ath_rate_sample 21632 1
ath_pci 223936 0
wlan 260768 4 wlan_scan_sta,ath_rate_sample,ath_pci
ath_hal 399584 3 ath_rate_sample,ath_pci
chris@chris-PC:~$ sudo iwlist scan
[sudo] password for chris:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wifi0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

ath0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

vboxnet0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

chris@chris-PC:~$ sudo iwlist scan
[sudo] password for chris:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wifi0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

ath0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

vboxnet0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

chris@chris-PC:~$ sudo iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wifi0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

ath0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

vboxnet0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

chris@chris-PC:~$

**Bucky Ball** · September 20th, 2009

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

... or reboot your machine.

Whatever router you are using, make sure it is set up correctly as a wireless access point and/or serving IP addresses (DHCP server). If you have a static IP make sure the router is not also trying to send you one.

Once you know the details in the router, eg. an ESSID (name of access point) and WEP or WPA security key, make sure you have all details correct in wicd. Can't help you with that as never had cause to use it. You can translate the following I'm sure.

I use System->Admin->Network then check the wireless properties. Make sure ESSID and security key match what is in your router. 'Configuration' should be set to 'Auto-Config (DHCP)' if you are being served an IP or with the correct details in there for a static IP.

You should be able to work out how to do all this in wicd. After you have made all changes run these two commands, if networking is already running on the machine, one at a time.

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

Code:

Please use code tags when posting big chunks of code else it gets kinda confusing. :)

**erictherev** · September 22nd, 2009

I'm having similar issues. I bought my laptop yesterday. After bringing it home, I completely broke Vista. No big loss. I then formatted, installed XP (since I need this system to be a dual-boot system) and then installed Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.

Everything worked. Then I updated and installed a few utilities like etherape, conky and feh. I activated the proprietary Atheros driver. Now when I go into the System Settings->Network Settings, I have the first three tabs, but the Network Management tab is missing. I have tried all of the following:

Deactivated the proprietary drivers
pump

Code:

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# lshw -C network
  *-network                            
       description: Ethernet interface 
       product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.                        
       physical id: 0                                                 
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0                                     
       logical name: eth0                                             
       version: 02                                                    
       serial: 00:23:8b:d9:20:43                                      
       size: 10MB/s                                                   
       capacity: 100MB/s                                              
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half ip=192.168.2.235 latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: 1
       logical name: pan0
       serial: 82:6a:94:30:7e:b5
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

Code:

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# dmesg | grep -e wlan -e ath
[    3.881077] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.0.5 loaded
[    3.881087] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[   11.472064] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[   11.477390] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[   11.529773] wlan: 0.9.4
[   11.586413] ath_pci: 0.9.4
[   11.586615] ath_pci 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)
[   11.586636] ath_pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   11.586655] ath_pci 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   11.635125] ath_pci 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

Code:

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# wicd
/var/run/wicd/wicd.pid

Code:

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# /etc/init.d/networking stop
root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# /etc/init.d/networking start

Code:

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:23:8b:d9:20:43
          inet addr:192.168.2.235  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::223:8bff:fed9:2043/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:10911 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6671 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:15185399 (15.1 MB)  TX bytes:684727 (684.7 KB)
          Interrupt:255 Base address:0x4000

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:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:5120 (5.1 KB)  TX bytes:5120 (5.1 KB)

root@Myrkr:/home/nomad# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

pan0      no wireless extensions.

I managed to completely break Vista, but I think the chances of me doing the same in any Nix system are pretty low.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Update: I have listed some steps I have taken and the results here.

**chris1950** · September 24th, 2009

Originally Posted by Bucky Ball

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

... or reboot your machine.

Whatever router you are using, make sure it is set up correctly as a wireless access point and/or serving IP addresses (DHCP server). If you have a static IP make sure the router is not also trying to send you one.

Once you know the details in the router, eg. an ESSID (name of access point) and WEP or WPA security key, make sure you have all details correct in wicd. Can't help you with that as never had cause to use it. You can translate the following I'm sure.

I use System->Admin->Network then check the wireless properties. Make sure ESSID and security key match what is in your router. 'Configuration' should be set to 'Auto-Config (DHCP)' if you are being served an IP or with the correct details in there for a static IP.

You should be able to work out how to do all this in wicd. After you have made all changes run these two commands, if networking is already running on the machine, one at a time.

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

Code:

Please use code tags when posting big chunks of code else it gets kinda confusing. :)

Used - code
chris@chris-PC:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
* Deconfiguring network interfaces... /usr/bin/poff: No pppd is running. None stopped.
[ OK ]
chris@chris-PC:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking start
* Configuring network interfaces... Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
RP-PPPoE plugin version 3.8p compiled against pppd 2.4.5
* if-up.d/mountnfs[dsl-provider]: waiting for interface eth0 before doing NFS mounts
[ OK ]
chris@chris-PC:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wifi0 no wireless extensions.

ath0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:0 dBm Sensitivity=1/1
Retry

ff RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff
Power Management

ff
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

vboxnet0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

Still can not get to the adapter to configure it for the wireless router as wicd does not see the router so can not enter required information. Laptop wicd in below signature found it no problem, configured works fine.