Paul Smith writes:
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> >> TP-LINK TL-WN821N >> > >> > >> > Can you post output of lsmod and lsusb. Have you installed the firmware >> > for the device into /lib/firmware? If the device is supported by the >> > kernel you won't be able to load the module without the firmware >> > installed. >> > >> > Google is your friend. >> >> Thanks, Terry. > > Why do you believe you need to install some kind of a driver? From the > below, it looks like your card is an atheros chip-based one, and you have a > bunch of ath9 modules loaded. > > What exactly is or is not working for you. Well, I plug the the USB device and nothing happens. According to the manual, a led should be turned on when I plug the USB.
That may not mean anything. These kinds of idiot lights are often software controlled. My laptop has a built-in idiot light for it's built-in wireless cards. It obediently lights up when I boot Windows. It stays off in Fedora. Maybe in blinks occasionally, but wireless works just fine. The kernel driver, I guess, doesn't bother to turn on the idiot light, when it initializes the adapter.
The most important thing is whether NetworkManager claims to see a wireless interface, and gives you a list of available access points your wireless card is hearing, and not whether some idiot light comes on.
A good source of clues is to look at what gets written into /var/log/messages, when you plug in the card.
Attachment:
pgpvoIphydcYa.pgp
Description: PGP signature
-- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
