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Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the DebianPkg:firmware-atheros package. AR7010-based devices (e.g. Netgear WNDA3200, TP-Link TL-WN821N v3) operate in USB mass storage mode by default, requiring the use of DebianPkg:usb-modeswitch. AR7010-based devices (e.g. Netgear WNDA3200, TP-Link TL-WN821N v3) operate in USB mass storage mode by default. Since Linux 2.6.39, the driver will send the necessary command to enable wireless LAN operation.<<FootNote([[http://git.kernel.org/linus/36bcce430657e6fece0e8dd91557f35dbb69ec67|"ath9k_htc: Handle storage devices" - git.kernel.org - linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git/commitdiff]])>>

Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the DebianPkg:firmware-atheros package.
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The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo ath9k_htc}}} in Debian 2.6.38 (2.6.38-5) kernel images. The following list is based on the ''alias'' fields of {{{modinfo ath9k_htc}}} in Debian 2.6.39 (2.6.39-2) kernel images.
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USB: 0CF3:20FF Atheros Communications, Inc. Virtual CD-ROM
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USB: 0CF3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N USB: 0CF3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]

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Atheros AR9271, AR7010 devices (ath9k_htc)

This page describes how to enable support for WiFi devices based on Atheros AR9271 and AR7010 chipsets on Debian systems.

Contents

  1. Atheros AR9271, AR7010 devices (ath9k_htc)
    1. Installation
    2. Supported Devices
    3. See Also
    4. External Links

ath9k_htc is a driver supporting Atheros 802.11n USB chipsets, included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.35. Supported devices are listed at the end of this page.

AR7010-based devices (e.g. Netgear WNDA3200, TP-Link TL-WN821N v3) operate in USB mass storage mode by default. Since Linux 2.6.39, the driver will send the necessary command to enable wireless LAN operation.1

Non-free firmware is required, which can be provided by installing the firmware-atheros package.

{i} Atheros AR9170-based 802.11 draft-n devices are supported by ar9170usb.

Installation

Wheezy

  1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: 

    # Debian Wheezy (testing)
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free

  2. Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-atheros package: 

    aptitude update && aptitude install firmware-atheros
  3. Connect the device to your system.

  4. The necessary kernel module should be automatically loaded. If necessary, it can be manually loaded via: 

    modprobe ath9k_htc

  5. Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

Supported Devices

The page HowToIdentifyADevice/USB explains how to identify a USB device.

The following list is based on the alias fields of modinfo ath9k_htc in Debian 2.6.39 (2.6.39-2) kernel images. 

  • USB: 040D:3801 VIA Technologies, Inc. (Device name unknown)
USB: 04CA:4605 Lite-On Technology Corp. (Device name unknown)
USB: 07D1:3A10 D-Link System DWA-126 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Atheros AR9271]
USB: 083A:A704 Accton Technology Corp. (Device name unknown)
USB: 0846:9018 NetGear, Inc. WNDA3200 802.11abgn Wireless Adapter [Atheros AR7010+AR9280]
USB: 0846:9030 NetGear, Inc. WNA1100 Wireless-N 150 [Atheros AR9271]
USB: 0CF3:1006 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN322G v3 / TL-WN422G v2 802.11g [Atheros AR9271]
USB: 0CF3:20FF Atheros Communications, Inc. Virtual CD-ROM
USB: 0CF3:7010 Atheros Communications, Inc. (Device name unknown)
USB: 0CF3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]
USB: 0CF3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
USB: 0CF3:B003 Atheros Communications, Inc. Ubiquiti WiFiStationEXT 802.11n [Atheros AR9271]
USB: 13D3:3327 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 13D3:3328 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 13D3:3346 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 13D3:3348 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 13D3:3349 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 13D3:3350 IMC Networks (Device name unknown)
USB: 1668:1200 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] 802AIN Wireless N Network Adapter [Atheros AR9001U]

See Also

CategoryHardware | CategoryWireless

  1. "ath9k_htc: Handle storage devices" - git.kernel.org - linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git/commitdiff (1)