Return-path: Received: from mail-vc0-f174.google.com ([209.85.220.174]:45932 "EHLO mail-vc0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750960Ab2GYSyf (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:54:35 -0400 Received: by vcbfk26 with SMTP id fk26so875714vcb.19 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:54:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <50103BE8.1020203@lwfinger.net> References: <501030E9.3090707@lwfinger.net> <50103BE8.1020203@lwfinger.net> From: Tim and Alison Bentley Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:54:14 +0100 Message-ID: (sfid-20120725_205438_673869_B5D2091A) Subject: Re: New Laptop and Driver To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 25 July 2012 19:33, Larry Finger wrote: > On 07/25/2012 01:00 PM, Tim and Alison Bentley wrote: >> >> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device >> [10de:0de9] (rev a1) >> 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. Device >> [168c:0037] (rev 01) >> 04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. >> RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev >> 07) > > > The Realtek device is the one used for your wired network. > > The Atheros device is not in the tables for the latest version of any > wireless driver. Perhaps it will work if you do the following: > > su - > modprobe -v ath9k > echo "168c 0037" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ath9k/new_id > exit > > The above will work if the driver handles the device, but it is not yet in > the tables. Perhaps the Atheros developers will know the status of that > device. > > When replying to E-mail in this list, and most other technical mailing > lists, please do not top post. Always put your answer below the quoted > material as I did here. > > Larry > > > Sorry for top posting, bad habbit No luck with the suggestion and I tried a reboot for luck with no success. -- Tim and Alison Bentley Home@TRARBentley.net