[ath9k-devel] Please help install on Ubuntu Jaunty

[Tony Espy <espy@canonical.com>]

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10:31:40AM -0700, Carlos Kosloff wrote:
>> *-network UNCLAIMED
>> description: Ethernet controller
>> product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
>> vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
>> physical id: 0
>> bus info: pci at 0000:03:00.0
>> version: 01
>> width: 64 bits
>> clock: 33MHz
>> capabilities: bus_master cap_list
>> configuration: latency=0
>>
>> This is the output of lshw.
>> I installed all updates of Jaunty, all codecs too (including Medibuntu).
>> Installed cheese, tried with Hardware Drivers, tried ndiswrapper, no luck.
>> Still no wireless.
>> The bundled driver is ath5k, there is a newer driver, ath9k.
>> Please explain how to install.
>> I am on an Acer Aspire One, some models ship with Linux pre-installed, so there must be a way to make it work.
>> Wireless works fine under Windows, I am on a dual-boot machine.
>> I see that the width of the card is 64 bits, maybe I should download 64-bit codecs?
>> Thanks.
> 
> Codecs with wireless? What are you talking about?
> 
> Anyway please read:
> 
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/
> 
> And beforey you do that please read thorughly:
> 
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/Reporting_bugs

You also might want to checkout:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne

ath5k appears to be the driver you want, not ath9k, nor ndiswrapper (evil).

You really also should be working with Ubuntu support ( forums, report a 
bug, etc... ), and not bothering folks on a *devel* list for ath9k.

Regards,
/tony