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Re: Connecting to a wireless network
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John Pilkington <[log in to unmask]>
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John Pilkington <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 4 Jan 2015 22:47:45 +0000
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On 04/01/15 21:50, Brandon Vincent wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 1:54 PM, John Pilkington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> OK.  Perhaps I should see if this works:
>>
>> elrepo/el7/x86_64/RPMS/kmod-ath5k-0.0-3.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
>
> That module will certainly not work as it is for a different Atheros
> chipset line [1]. ELRepo doesn't seem to have an kmod for AR5523.
>
> Without making anymore guesses, I recommend you read [2] and confirm
> that your device is not have a separate kmod available from ELRepo.
>
> I have a hunch that your device will show up as one of the following:
> 0846:[4300],[4250],[5f00] (all supported by AR5523).
>
> [1] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k
> [2] http://elrepo.org/tiki/DeviceIDs
>
> Brandon Vincent
>
Thanks for the links.  I'll compare with lsusb, and stick with kernel-ml 
meanwhile.

John

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