How to use Atheros AR9485 in Asus 5349 Laptop? (Solved)
How to use Atheros AR9485 in Asus 5349 Laptop? (Solved)
Well plunked down the money for a laptop (my first new computer- I've always had used machines) and moved into the 21st century with a modest dual proc in a very inexpensive machine. I actually bought it at Walmart! It's an Acer Aspire 5349-2635
Everything works great, repartitioned Win 7 down to a corner of the drive, installed Lupu 528 v5 frugal.
But....no wireless. I thought that was going to be a piece of cake with Lupu, as it had been installing it in a couple of my older computers. But this time no go
Checking the hard info, the wifi shows up as an Atheros AR9485 based pci. I tried specifying the ath9k module, but the wifi is still unrecognized.
I found a thread in the Ubuntu forum which eventually shows a solution for the same chipset here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1857808
but I need some help translating that solution (shown there as message 63) to Puppy Lupu 528
Thanks for any help!
Everything works great, repartitioned Win 7 down to a corner of the drive, installed Lupu 528 v5 frugal.
But....no wireless. I thought that was going to be a piece of cake with Lupu, as it had been installing it in a couple of my older computers. But this time no go
Checking the hard info, the wifi shows up as an Atheros AR9485 based pci. I tried specifying the ath9k module, but the wifi is still unrecognized.
I found a thread in the Ubuntu forum which eventually shows a solution for the same chipset here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1857808
but I need some help translating that solution (shown there as message 63) to Puppy Lupu 528
Thanks for any help!
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Here's the code of the suggested solution:
The main thing I need help on is the first line. In puppy vs ubuntu is that just installing kernel headers, and/or kernel source, and/or devx for 528? Or is it something additional?
I'm assuming I drop the sudo in the last line.
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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
tar jxvf compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-20*
./scripts/driver-select atheros
make
sudo make install
I'm assuming I drop the sudo in the last line.
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I'm not sure. I guess it depends how automated the script is, what kind of questions it asks and how many dependencies I have to satisfy.tempestuous wrote:Sure, updating the complete wifi subsystem will probably work ...
but do you have the necessary kernel compilation skills?
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I remember once upon a time compiling wine for Ubuntu 7, and that was difficult finding all the dependencies, and took hours.
Setting up VMWare Player on Puppy 4.11 a couple years ago was a lot easier I just had to answer a few configuration questions.The script was well automated.
Nvidia drivers were straightforward to add back in 4.3.1 because it was also well automated, and didn't require any dependencies.
That's all I've ever done.
So, I don't know -- do you think I'll need more skills than I have for this particular module creation?
I'm downloading Slacko now, but not looking forward to undoing all the work I've put in so far installing and setting up Lupu the way I want it.
Also would have liked to hit on the Ubuntu repository rather than slack's, but used to do that back in 411 days.
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Slacko 5.3.1 was unable to detect the wireless. I also tried loading each of the Atheros modules I could find, but none worked. Definitely not ath9k. I started trying the autoporprobe module function to test all modules, but it was slow going and I gave up after awhile.
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Went back to Lupu.
I'd loaded the Devx and Kernel source shs files. I ran:
Ran the connection wizard and BAM I'm connected and typing this!
No biggie.
I'd loaded the Devx and Kernel source shs files. I ran:
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wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
tar jxvf compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-20*
./scripts/driver-select atheros
make
make install
make wlunload
modprobe ath9k
No biggie.
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thanks for this. I had the same problem on an Acer 7250 laptop. Although this fixed it as far as the wifi was concerned it prevented the machine from shutting down. It would just show "Lucid is shutting down" then freeze. This was on a full hard disk install. The hack I applied was to add "rmmod ath9k" at the beginning of wmpoweroff and wmreboot.
Now, I'd quite like to make a pet for this module, can anyone point me in the right direction?
Now, I'd quite like to make a pet for this module, can anyone point me in the right direction?
Re shutdown problem, just found this:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77818
haven't tried it yet. It says not to use it on "Lupu" type puppies, but looks like one lupuplus user has succeeded with it.
Probably should be tested with a temporary test savefile first.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77818
haven't tried it yet. It says not to use it on "Lupu" type puppies, but looks like one lupuplus user has succeeded with it.
Probably should be tested with a temporary test savefile first.
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I just wanted to comment that this worked for me as well! I recently bought an acer Aspire 5733Z (also a very good deal, like the OP), and it has the Atheros AR9485 adapter as well.
I'm really new to Linux, and I'm attempting to fumble my way through the dark with Slackware 13.37 right now. I was able to get the wired connection running, but the wireless connector didn't even show up (except with lspci).
I searched for a while, tried installed madwifi (supposed to be the best support for Atheros adapters in Linux) but I had no luck at all. This thread finally worked!
I'm also posting this hoping that others who might Google attempting to find an answer for the AR9485 will come across this.
Now I just have to figure out how to set up the setting for my wireless network...
I'm really new to Linux, and I'm attempting to fumble my way through the dark with Slackware 13.37 right now. I was able to get the wired connection running, but the wireless connector didn't even show up (except with lspci).
I searched for a while, tried installed madwifi (supposed to be the best support for Atheros adapters in Linux) but I had no luck at all. This thread finally worked!
I'm also posting this hoping that others who might Google attempting to find an answer for the AR9485 will come across this.
Now I just have to figure out how to set up the setting for my wireless network...
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vtpup wrote:Went back to Lupu.
I'd loaded the Devx and Kernel source shs files. I ran:
Ran the connection wizard and BAM I'm connected and typing this!Code: Select all
wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 tar jxvf compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 cd compat-wireless-20* ./scripts/driver-select atheros make make install make wlunload modprobe ath9k
No biggie.
I bought a Gateway LT4009u netbook earlier in the week and haven't been able to use the wireless LAN. My quest to get it working led me here because I have the same Atheros AR9485.
I do not use terminal but I figured I'd try to cut and paste. Not that I would have gotten in right but it seems like the location of the driver is no longer the same. I got a 404 code and tried firefox to see what was up. After http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/ the next part is a choice of dates. Which one of these would I use if I am even going in the right direction.
Thanks.
Gateway LT4009U Netbook
Specs:
http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-LT4009U-1 ... B0098AJ44G
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Use Frisbee and try these Puppies.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81028
and Slacko 533.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76279
Chris.
Specs:
http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-LT4009U-1 ... B0098AJ44G
""""
Use Frisbee and try these Puppies.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81028
and Slacko 533.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76279
Chris.
@chapchap70: What Puppy version are you using?
Type the command "lspci -nn". Identify the [vendor:product] ID codes for your Atheros AR9485.
Report back.
If the codes are [168c:0032] then your device is likely supported by Slacko 533.
Type the command "lspci -nn". Identify the [vendor:product] ID codes for your Atheros AR9485.
Report back.
If the codes are [168c:0032] then your device is likely supported by Slacko 533.
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02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
I am using Lucid Puppy 5.28 I think it is revision 4 I used a pet to last update it.
Kernel Linux 2.6.33.2 (i686)
Compiled #1 SMP Thu May 27 10:56:32 EST2010
I tried using console to cut and paste the commands that worked for the op but the make command got a bad command error.
I am using Lucid Puppy 5.28 I think it is revision 4 I used a pet to last update it.
Kernel Linux 2.6.33.2 (i686)
Compiled #1 SMP Thu May 27 10:56:32 EST2010
I tried using console to cut and paste the commands that worked for the op but the make command got a bad command error.
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Thank you for the Pet. I actually had wireless working for a bit before it disconnected. I'll have to mess around with the proper connection. My wireless lan is WPA2 which last I knew there wasn't much support. I was up on another network which is WPA. Once it disconnected, I couldn't reconnect. I'll figure it out.
I tried to run Slacko 5.33 on my desktop so I could create a usb flash drive but just before the desktop appeared on my monitor, I got an "Out Of Range" error. Tried again and same thing. Don't know what that is about but I'm not going try to solve that any time soon. The CD will be shelved for now.
Thanks for the help. I see someone else already downloaded the pet. The netbook I bought seemed to be the best value for the money (200 bucks) so this pet might help a few people.
I tried to run Slacko 5.33 on my desktop so I could create a usb flash drive but just before the desktop appeared on my monitor, I got an "Out Of Range" error. Tried again and same thing. Don't know what that is about but I'm not going try to solve that any time soon. The CD will be shelved for now.
Thanks for the help. I see someone else already downloaded the pet. The netbook I bought seemed to be the best value for the money (200 bucks) so this pet might help a few people.
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Up and running on my WPA2 wireless network
OK, On Windows, we can cut and paste passwords in network setup wizards.
I just manually entered my password into the Network Wizard and now I am up and running in my WPA2 network. Do not cut and paste passwords on here unless you want to beat your head against the wall.
I just manually entered my password into the Network Wizard and now I am up and running in my WPA2 network. Do not cut and paste passwords on here unless you want to beat your head against the wall.
Can not log onto the itnernet
10/20/13
rersn56
I really appreciated the pet you provided for the atheros wireless device. I know that this was on the discussion group a year ago. I just found it and was very pleased since I have not be able to get Puppy 528 to recognize the WiFi on a new Acer Aspire V5 I just purchased.
This pet worked on my new laptop to recognize the WiFi device, but I can not configure it to actually connect. When I installed this PET and rebooted, the device recognized the device. Configuring by Auto DHCP goes well and I get a message that the "Network configuration of wlan2 was successful". I save it. Then if I test it, I get a message "unable to connect to a wireless network" and when I run my Chromium browser, it does not connect. I have repeated this several times with the same results.
Perhaps I am not setting the profile for my wireless router correctly. Puppy Network Wizard finds this router (Netgear93). I have tried many combinations of Profile names, ESSID, and Shared Key, together with various checks of Mode and AP Scan. I do not know where I should be placing the password for this wireless router--ESSID, Shared Key, or ?. I do not know what either of these means.
Could you please give me some help or guidance. I do not know where else to turn for help. It would be best if you wrote to me directly on the email address below.
comcoco
peter.diachun@gmail.com
rersn56
I really appreciated the pet you provided for the atheros wireless device. I know that this was on the discussion group a year ago. I just found it and was very pleased since I have not be able to get Puppy 528 to recognize the WiFi on a new Acer Aspire V5 I just purchased.
This pet worked on my new laptop to recognize the WiFi device, but I can not configure it to actually connect. When I installed this PET and rebooted, the device recognized the device. Configuring by Auto DHCP goes well and I get a message that the "Network configuration of wlan2 was successful". I save it. Then if I test it, I get a message "unable to connect to a wireless network" and when I run my Chromium browser, it does not connect. I have repeated this several times with the same results.
Perhaps I am not setting the profile for my wireless router correctly. Puppy Network Wizard finds this router (Netgear93). I have tried many combinations of Profile names, ESSID, and Shared Key, together with various checks of Mode and AP Scan. I do not know where I should be placing the password for this wireless router--ESSID, Shared Key, or ?. I do not know what either of these means.
Could you please give me some help or guidance. I do not know where else to turn for help. It would be best if you wrote to me directly on the email address below.
comcoco
peter.diachun@gmail.com