Return-path: Received: from mail-wy0-f174.google.com ([74.125.82.174]:44616 "EHLO mail-wy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750721Ab1HPExZ convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:53:25 -0400 Received: by wyg24 with SMTP id 24so3932263wyg.19 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:53:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1f0ede1efd9e5d368352ec258d716fcc.squirrel@mail.errtech.com> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:23:24 +0530 Message-ID: (sfid-20110816_065335_367589_F9E3A629) Subject: Re: AR9271 & Client Mode From: Mohammed Shafi To: linux-wireless Mailing List , tmail133@kglug.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 16 August 2011 07:25, chris wrote: >> It was suggested to me that the AR9271 will work without the firmware in >> client mode. Can anybody verify this? I'm looking to get it working with a >> free distribution that does not allow binary-blob, non-free firmware, etc. > > I was under the impression (not that I've yet tried any USB Atheros > hardware) that the USB devices require _some_ firmware uploaded to > them before the Linux ath9k_htc code can use it. yes we always need firmware, more information http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc > > > > Adrian > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at ?http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- shafi