On 16 August 2011 07:25, chris <tmail133@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It was suggested to me that the AR9271 will work without the firmware in > client mode. Can anybody verify this? I'm looking to get it working with a > free distribution that does not allow binary-blob, non-free firmware, etc. I was under the impression (not that I've yet tried any USB Atheros hardware) that the USB devices require _some_ firmware uploaded to them before the Linux ath9k_htc code can use it. Adrian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html