problem with Qualcomm Atheros

[sebtux]

I've installed latest Mint to an Acer Aspire notebook, have updated Mint software throught Ethernet connection but can't setup it's wireless adapter.

According to it's datasheet https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2015/48 ... L.011.html it's a Qualcomm Atheros NFA435

lspci shows the chipset listed but probing several drivers with modprobe doesn't show the kernel detecting anything.

Any help would be very appreciated. TIA,

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seb

[kc1di]

Hello Seb and Welcome to Linux Mint Forums,
Could you go to a terminal and type the following commands and post back here the outputs.

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inxi -nn

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rfkill list

This will help set up your card.
Alternatively you can run the wireless script in my signature and post the output.

[JeremyB]

A couple things could be happening, lack of firmware and power management

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sudo sed -i 's/wifi.powersave = 3/wifi.powersave = 2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf

To disable power management

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sudo apt-get install linux-firmware

Reboot

[sebtux]

Hi,

Here the oiutputs.

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inxi -nn output:
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 driver: ath10k_pci
           IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 54:ab:3a:5b:51:32

rfkill list output:
	0: hci0: Bluetooth
		Soft blocked: no
		Hard blocked: no
	1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
		Soft blocked: no
		Hard blocked: no

Thanks!

[sebtux]

A couple things could be happening, lack of firmware and power management

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sudo sed -i 's/wifi.powersave = 3/wifi.powersave = 2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf

To disable power management

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sudo apt-get install linux-firmware

Reboot

I think neither of them, the file you try to modify (/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) doesn't exist and firmware-linux and firmware-linux-nonfree are installed.

Thanks!

[kc1di]

please run the wireless script in my signature and post the results.

[sebtux]

As far as I could see firmware for ath10k isn't installed.

I tried to install ath10k_firmware from github but couldn't get it loaded by the module.

I've attached the wireless-info script output.

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sebtux

[kc1di]

I see in your script out put your using LMDE2 you should have posted in the LMDE section as it's quite a bit different form the main version.

you can try downloading the firmware from here : https://packages.debian.org/sid/all/fir ... s/download
and then install via dpkg with this command

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sudo dpkg -i firmware-atheros_20170823-1_all.deb

good luck.

[sebtux]

There's 10 seconds I realized the same thing, trying to install - without luck - Virtualbox for Ubuntu... I installed the wrong version of the distro, I was sure I've installed the Ubuntu version... my apologies for the mistake.

[sebtux]

Installing Linux Mint Sonya I can use wireless network from the start, even from the installer.

Thanks again,

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sebtux