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On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:22 PM, atar <atar.yosef@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thank you about your answer, but how can I install the firmware? which
>> processes are need to be taken in order to accomplish the firmware
>> installation and configuration?
>>
>
> Please, do not top-post.
>
> You should get a bit familiar with your operating system.
> This mailing-list is no $distro support-channel.
>
> We now have Debian/wheezy (v7.x)!
> You should upgrade (check release-notes and upgrade-process).
> Can't say off-hand which of the firmware-package you need, just check
> by yourself [1] (wild speculation: install firmware-linux-nonfree) or
> consult one of Debian's WiFi wiki-pages.
> Or ask on Debian's IRC channel for users - it's sometimes faster.
>

If you insist on Debian/squeeze you can activate squeeze-backports
software-archive (or download it directly and install manually).
As these are only firmware-blobs you might take a higher version of the package.

- Sedat -

[1] http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware-atheros
[2] http://packages.debian.org/squeeze-backports/firmware-atheros

> - Sedat -
>
> [1] http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware
>
>> Thanks in advance!!
>>
>> atar.
>>
>>> Am 25.07.2013 18:47, schrieb atar:
>>>>
>>>> Hi there!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've a TP-LINK USB wireless adapter with model number TL-WN722N. When I
>>>> plug it in to one of the USB slots in my PC, its LED diode isn't
>>>> flashing (although under WIN XP it is flashing) and I cannot use it.
>>>> from the messages of the 'dmesg' command it seems that the kernel detect
>>>> it, but I unable to use it because it doesn't appear on the wicd window
>>>> of available interfaces.
>>>>
>>>> My Linux distro is Debian squeeze with kernel 2.6.32-5-686.
>>>>
>>>> What should I do in order to solve this problem?
>>>
>>>
>>> It is ath9k-htc based adapter. Please update your kernel and use latest
>>> firmware. I think Debian squeeze do not provided this firmware, so you
>>> should install it manually.
>>>
>>>
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