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How do I install ath5K to get my WiFi working

Asked by Lynne Stevens

When I did this
modprobe ath5k
sudo ip link set wlan1 up
sudo iwconfig wlan1 essid any

The ath9X kicked in and seen ALL of the WiFi conections So Ubuntu is not adding the right driver to the Atheros Wireless AR5B95
but it will not conect as it gives me a error of

Service NetworkManager start

(32) The access point /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/10 was not in the scan list.

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Lynne Stevens (jackie40d) said : 		#1

 So how do I unblacklist the ath9x so as to hit some WiFi spots that are strong and un black list the ath5x as I seen it on the list also when I went into the directory and read the blacklist

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#2

As already written in https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/222787

the command to add a device (e.g. ath5x) to the blacklist is

echo "blacklist ath5x" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe./blacklist.conf

If you want to remove a blacklist entry that you have created you have to edit the file /etc/modprobe./blacklist.conf and remove the respective line.

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe./blacklist.conf

You have to make sure that each of these two commands is one single line each!

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Lynne Stevens (jackie40d) said : 		#3

Okay did that and willm re boot to see if it picked it up thanks for the info will add it to my how to fix list . . It is getting longer and longer LOL