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Re: [LUG] 11.04 atheros

 

Sorry I forgot to say its ubuntu 11.04
Ed


On 12/07/2011 15:49, "Kevin Lucas" <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 15:12 +0100, Edwin Rhodes wrote:
>> Hello trying to install an atheros ar5001x+ on 11.04 it sees it when I
>>do
>> a lscpi
>> But gnome or iwconfig or ifconfig do not see the wireless card,
>> Please can you help me with this problem thanks ed
>> 
>> 
>> 
>are you on Mint?
>
>does this help?
>Re: Mint 8, Atheros AR5001 driver help
>
>
>1) Package "linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic" was
>installed.
>2) Wired connection was established, system updated.
>3) The module "ath5k" was not loaded, evident by "lsmod" in terminal.
>Module was manually loaded with
>
>Code: Select all
>    sudo modprobe ath5k
>
>Wireless connection worked.
>4) The file /etc/modules was edited to include "ath5k". Wireless works
>upon restart with no manual intervention.
>
>a snip from
>http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=46570&start=0
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