Not seeing Atheros ar5bwb222 driver on 18.3 64-bit

[peter0ck]

New to Linux here. None of the info I found in the forums solved my problem.
Just installed Linux 18.3, 64-bit. I have an Atheros ar5bwb222 wireless card. Wireless works fine on Win 10, but not on Linux. No hardware detected.
Ethernet running fine on Linux. I did a Linux update and rebooted (I don't remember what command it was).
What can I do now?

inxi -Fxz:

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System:    Host: regista4231 Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: VMware product: VMware Virtual Platform
           Mobo: Intel model: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
           Bios: Phoenix v: 6.00 date: 07/02/2015
CPU:       Single core Intel Core i5-4200U (-UP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3) bmips: 4602 speed: 2301 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: VMware SVGA II Adapter bus-ID: 00:0f.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: vmware (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 800x600@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on SVGA3D; build
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative Labs CT2518/ES1373
           driver: snd_ens1371 port: 2040 bus-ID: 02:02.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-38-generic
Network:   Card: Intel 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
           driver: e1000 v: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 02:01.0
           IF: ens33 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 21.5GB (42.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: VMware_Virtual_S size: 21.5GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 18G used: 6.6G (40%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.14GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 100.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 230 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 639.3/1979.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

iwconfig:

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lo        no wireless extensions.

ens33     no wireless extensions.

rfkill list

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0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

lspci -nnk | grep -i net -A2

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02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) [8086:100f] (rev 01)
	DeviceName: Ethernet0
	Subsystem: VMware PRO/1000 MT Single Port Adapter [15ad:0750]
	Kernel driver in use: e1000

[deepakdeshp]

Try installing ubuntu kernel update utility. With it install latest kernel version from 4.10 series. Reboot and test

[JeremyB]

You cannot use PCI wireless cards directly from a guest OS using virtual machine