Network Drivers x555qa, 802.11ac

[DarthLooper]

I am having problems finding network drivers for linux, i have an asus, xqqq5a, with an ath10k atheros 802.11ac wireless card. My current issue is the generic drivers only connect to 2.4g, and the network frequently stops functioning, or has issues holding a solid connection(awkward bandwidth fluctuations, pocked with D/C's). i do not have this problem with my windows 10 partitions, also on my windows partition i can connect to my 5g network no problem. can anyone please help me find the correct linux driver for this specific wireless card/notebook? I am running linux mint 18.3 with cinnamon 6.

[Hoser Rob]

I don't think "ath10k atheros" is enough to go on. You should always post detailed system info for support, copy/paste this to the terminal and copy/paste the text output here:

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inxi -Fxz

[JeremyB]

You could make sure Network Manager isn't turning on wifi power management with

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sudo sed -i 's/wifi.powersave = 3/wifi.powersave = 2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf && systemctl restart network-manager.service

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dmesg | grep ath