[lug] TP-Link WN722N USB wireless adapter not working, Ubuntu 10.04

[Jeffrey S. Haemer]

I bought a TP-Link TL-WN722N on Amazon because it got good reviews and one
reviewer said it worked with Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) out of the box.  Plus, well,
you know, ... it was on sale.

It arrived. I plugged it in. No wireless.

Rats.

Took it to work and tried a second Ubuntu 10.04 box. Still nothing.  Googled
a bit, then downloaded and installed an Atheros driver.  Zilch. Bupkus.
Nothing.

$ *lsusb*
...
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
$ *lsmod | grep ath*
ath9k_htc              52965  0
mac80211              258456  1 ath9k_htc
ath9k_common            2443  1 ath9k_htc
ath9k_hw              285304  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_common
ath                    14236  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
cfg80211              162056  3 ath9k_htc,mac80211,ath
compat                 19219  3 ath9k_htc,mac80211,cfg80211
compat_firmware_class     6200  1 ath9k_htc
led_class               2864  2 ath9k_htc,compat


I suppose it could just be a dud, right?  Before I just return it, anyone
have other suggestions or advice?  I'll bring it to Hacking Society tonight
to see if someone there knows, too.

The vendor's phone support wasn't helpful.

"What operating system?"

"Ubuntu 10.04."

"No. What operating system?  Windows XP, Windows 7, ..."

"Linux."

"Okay.  We work with Linux.  Are you getting wireless?"

"No. Do you have someone there who can help with Linux?"

"Wait.  I will ask"  [hold music]  "No. We do not support Linux.  You must
call Linux for support."

-- 
Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
720-837-8908 [cell], http://seejeffrun.blogspot.com [blog],
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