Atheros AR5BXB63 wireless network [SOLVED]

[tohnie26]

Hi guys!!!

Im new to linux and first time to use it...
I havew installed the Linux Mint 13 maya on my laptop

Acer aspire 2920
dual core 1.6GHz 2GB ram

my problem is that it did not detect my wireless adapter... now im using the wired connection

heres what I see here

I try lspci command


ohnie@ohnie-Aspire-2920 ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary) (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
ohnie@ohnie-Aspire-2920 ~ $

and the lsusb

ohnie@ohnie-Aspire-2920 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:0102 Acer, Inc Crystal Eye Webcam
ohnie@ohnie-Aspire-2920 ~ $


now i dont know whats next??


I try following the other threads I read here but it didnt work out for me...so I guess there's a specific procedure for my case..

can someone point me to a thread which I can use for my wireless card to work??or tell me the step by step process??

thanks guys...have a nice day

[tohnie26]

I follow the steps in this thread
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=21073&p=233702&hilit=AR5BXB63+wireless+card#p233702

but in wget part I get this message

ohnie@ohnie-Aspire-2920 ~ $ wget http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/ma ... ent.tar.gz
--2012-11-18 12:33:09-- http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/ma ... ent.tar.gz
Resolving snapshots.madwifi-project.org (snapshots.madwifi-project.org)... 217.24.1.134
Connecting to snapshots.madwifi-project.org (snapshots.madwifi-project.org)|217.24.1.134|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
2012-11-18 12:33:12 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

how can I make this work?? thanks guys

[remoulder]

viewtopic.php?f=53&t=21073&p=233702

That post is over 2 years old and not relevant to current versions. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1973863 and perhaps http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2065763

[norm.h]

I had a similar issue with an Atheros device.
Have a look here, starting at post 54

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2035902&page=6

[tohnie26]

thanks for the reply guys....this problem is now solve