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

[John Hernandez]

You can try some of the advice found here regarding module blacklisting and
so forth;

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Atheros

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Jeffrey S. Haemer
<jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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],
> http://www.youtube.com/user/goyishekop [vlog]
> *פרייהייט? דאס איז יאַנג דינען וואָרט.*
>
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