On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:44 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. Thanks, Sam. You are absolutely right: the wireless adapter was working properly without any light being blinking or flashing. Paul -- 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
