Hi everyone!
Just bought a Wi-Fi Adapter TP-LINK TL-WN721N and am having trouble installing it on Ubuntu.
1) My sistem:
$ uname -a
Linux wfs 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:32:08 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=quantal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.10"
2) The hardware is recognized for the system:
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
3) I tryed install with the procedure bellow:
$ sudo apt-get -y install build-essential linux-headers-generic linux-headers-`uname -r`
$ mkdir htc_9271
$ cd htc_9271
$ wget wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless.tar.bz2
$ tar -xvf compat-wireless.tar.bz2
$ cd compat*
$ sudo make
$ sudo make install
$ cd ..
$ wget wireless.kernel.org/download/htc_fw/1.3/htc_9271.fw
$ sudo cp htc_9271.fw /lib/firmware
$ sudo modprobe ath9k_htc
4)the module was installed:
$ modinfo ath9k_htc
filename: /lib/modules/3.5.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko
firmware: htc_9271.fw
firmware: htc_7010.fw
description: Atheros driver 802.11n HTC based wireless devices
license: Dual BSD/GPL
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: A75D155EBE2E5D10290B476
alias: usb:v0CF3p20FFd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v04DAp3904d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0411p017Fd*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v083ApA704d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0846p9018d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0CF3p7010d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v1668p1200d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0CF3p7015d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v057Cp8403d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0CF3pB003d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v040Dp3801d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v04CAp4605d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3350d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3349d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3348d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3346d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3328d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v13D3p3327d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v07D1p3A10d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0846p9030d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0CF3p1006d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias: usb:v0CF3p9271d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
depends: ath9k_hw,ath9k_common,mac80211,ath,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.5.0-17-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm: debugebugging mask (uint)
parm: nohwcryptisable hardware encryption (int)
5) but didn't work, someone know what I have to do??
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