4298
Comment:
|
4337
add Russian Language by Pavel Belyaev
|
Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
Line 2: | Line 2: |
||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" style="border: 0px hidden">~-[[DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation|Translation(s)]]:[[|English]] none-~||<style="text-align: right;border: 0px hidden"> (!) [[/Discussion|Discussion]]|| | ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" style="border: 0px hidden">~-[[DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation|Translation(s)]]:[[ath9k|English]] -[[ru/ath9k|Русский (Russian)]]-~||<style="text-align: right;border: 0px hidden"> (!) [[/Discussion|Discussion]]|| |
Atheros 802.11n devices (ath9k)
This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Atheros 802.11n chipsets, using the ath9k driver on Debian systems.
Contents
ath9k is a module for Atheros 802.11n (non-USB) wireless LAN chipsets.
It does not require a binary HAL (hardware abstraction layer) for its use. No firmware is required to be loaded from userspace. It is a completely free and open-source driver. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.
This driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.27-rc3. It is present in Debian kernel images since 2.6.28.
USB devices based on the Atheros AR9170 chipset are not supported, see ar9170usb.
Installation
Lenny
Add the Debian Backports repository to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:
# Backported packages for Debian Lenny deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main
Update the list of available packages and install the lenny-backports/debian-backports-keyring package:
# aptitude update # aptitude -t lenny-backports install debian-backports-keyring
As your system does not yet have the GnuPG archive key of the backports.org repository installed, you will be asked to confirm installation of a package from an untrusted repository. Enter Yes when prompted.
Install a 2.6.30 (or later) kernel image appropriate for your system, along with the wireless-tools package. For example:
# aptitude update # aptitude -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6.30-bpo.2-$(uname -r | sed 's,.*-,,g') wireless-tools
- Restart your system and boot with the newly installed kernel.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
$ su # modprobe ath9k
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Squeeze
Install the wireless-tools package:
# aptitude update && aptitude install wireless-tools
- If not already performed, physically connect the device to your system.
The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via:
# modprobe ath9k
Verify your device has an available interface:
# iwconfig
Raise the interface to activate the radio, for example:
# ifconfig wlan0 up
Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.
Supported Devices
The page HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI explains how to identify a PCI device.
The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo ath9k in Debian 2.6.30 kernel images.
PCI: 168C:0023 Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter PCI: 168C:0024 Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter PCI: 168C:0027 Atheros Communications Inc. AR9160 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Adapter PCI: 168C:0029 Atheros Communications Inc. AR922X Wireless Network Adapter PCI: 168C:002A Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) PCI: 168C:002B Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k#supportedchipsets - supported chipsets
See Also
ath5k - Driver for Atheros wireless LAN chipsets (no 802.11n support)
ar9170usb - Help page for Atheros 802.11n USB devices
External Links
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k - driver page on Linux Wireless