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| ===== Mailing list ===== | ===== Mailing list ===== | ||
| - | Our mailing list for this driver is: | + | [[en/developers/mailinglists|linux-wireless]] is the recommended mailing list to use. |
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| + | The archives for the old ath9k-devel list, which was closed in 2017, are available: | ||
| [[https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel|https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel]] | [[https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel|https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel]] | ||
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| ===== Get the latest ath9k driver ===== | ===== Get the latest ath9k driver ===== | ||
| - | Any distribution shipping a kernel >= 2.6.27 will have ath9k present but the ath9k driver on 2.6.32 is the oldest one recommended, anything older than that is completely unsupported. | + | ath9k is part of the kernel, but the latest version can be obtained from |
| - | + | [[https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page|backports]]. | |
| - | The latest ath9k driver can be obtained from [[https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page|backports]]. | + | |
| ===== Enabling ath9k ===== | ===== Enabling ath9k ===== | ||
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| ===== Supported chipsets ===== | ===== Supported chipsets ===== | ||
| - | SB = single-band 2.4GHz DB = dual-band 2.4GHz or 5GHz | + | SB = single-band 2.4GHz \\ |
| + | DB = dual-band 2.4GHz or 5GHz | ||
| - | Legacy: | + | * AR2427 1x1 SB (no 11n) |
| - | * AR2427 (no 802.11n hardware support, its bonded out) 1x1 SB PCIe AR5008: | + | |
| - | * AR5418+AR5133 AR5418 = DB 11n PCIe, AR5133 = 3x3 DB 11n | + | * AR5008: |
| - | * AR5416+AR5133 AR5416 = DB 11n PCI | + | * AR5418+AR5133 |
| - | * AR5416+AR2133 AR2133 = 3x3 SB 11n AR9001: | + | * AR5416+AR5133 |
| - | * AR9160 2x2 DB 11n | + | * AR5416+AR2133 |
| - | * AR9102 2x2 SB 11n | + | |
| - | * AR9103 3x3 SB 11n AR9002: | + | * AR9001: |
| - | * AR9220 2x2 DB 11n PCI | + | * AR9160 2x2 DB |
| - | * AR9223 2x2 SB 11n PCI | + | * AR9102 2x2 SB |
| - | * AR9227 2x2 SB 11n PCI | + | * AR9103 3x3 SB |
| - | * AR9280 2x2 DB 11n PCIe | + | |
| - | * AR9281 2x2 SB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9002: |
| - | * AR9285 1x1 SB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9220 2x2 DB |
| - | * AR9287 2x2 SB 11n PCIe AR9003: | + | * AR9223 2x2 SB |
| - | * AR9380 3x3 DB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9227 2x2 SB |
| - | * AR9382 2x2 DB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9280 2x2 DB |
| - | * AR9331 1x1 SB 11n | + | * AR9281 2x2 SB |
| - | * AR9340 2x2 DB 11n AR9004: | + | * AR9285 1x1 SB |
| - | * AR9485 1x1 SB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9287 2x2 SB |
| - | * AR9462 2x2 DB 11n PCIe | + | |
| - | * AR9565 1x1 SB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9003: |
| - | * AR9580 3x3 DB 11n PCIe | + | * AR9380 3x3 DB |
| - | * AR9550 3x3 DB 11n | + | * AR9382 2x2 DB |
| + | * AR9331 1x1 SB | ||
| + | * AR9340 2x2 DB | ||
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| + | * AR9004: | ||
| + | * AR9485 1x2 SB | ||
| + | * AR9462 2x2 DB | ||
| + | * AR9565 1x1 SB | ||
| + | * AR9580 3x3 DB | ||
| + | * AR9590 3x3 DB | ||
| + | * AR9592 2x2 DB | ||
| + | * AR9550 3x3 DB | ||
| ===== Available devices ===== | ===== Available devices ===== | ||
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| ==== Modes of operation ==== | ==== Modes of operation ==== | ||
| - | * //Station Mode// | + | * Station |
| - | * //AP Mode// | + | * AP |
| - | * //IBSS Mode// | + | * IBSS |
| - | * //Monitor Mode// | + | * Monitor |
| - | * //Mesh point// with HT support, as well as RSN | + | * Mesh point |
| - | * //WDS// (as of >= 2.6.37) | + | * WDS |
| - | * //P2P GO/CLIENT// | + | * P2P GO/CLIENT |
| ==== Features ==== | ==== Features ==== | ||
| - | * 802.11abg | + | * 802.11abg |
| - | * 802.11n | + | * 802.11n |
| - | * * HT20 | + | * HT20 |
| - | * * HT40 | + | * HT40 |
| - | * * AMPDU | + | * AMPDU |
| - | * * Short GI (Both 20 and 40 MHz) | + | * Short GI (Both 20 and 40 MHz) |
| - | * * LDPC | + | * LDPC |
| - | * * TX/RX STBC | + | * TX/RX STBC |
| - | * 802.11i | + | * 802.11i |
| - | * * WEP 64 / 127 | + | * WEP 64 / 127 |
| - | * * WPA1 / WPA2 | + | * WPA1 / WPA2 |
| - | * 802.11d | + | * 802.11d |
| - | * 802.11h | + | * 802.11h |
| - | * 802.11w/D7.0 | + | * 802.11w/D7.0 |
| - | * WPS | + | * WPS |
| - | * WMM | + | * WMM |
| - | * LED | + | * LED |
| - | * RFKILL | + | * RFKILL |
| - | * BT co-existence | + | * BT co-existence |
| - | * 64-bit support / big endian, small endian | + | * AHB and PCI bus |
| - | * AHB and PCI bus | + | * TDLS |
| - | * TDLS | + | * WoW |
| - | * WoW | + | * Antenna Diversity |
| - | * Antenna Diversity | + | |
| ===== A little history on ath9k ===== | ===== A little history on ath9k ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Statistics on contributions ===== | ||
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| - | Visit the [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AtNdeeyGJEJ7dG45U2xrZldlQm80Nlg5QzEwUmtNUGc&single=true&gid=0&output=html|ath9k contribution graphs]]. You can help keep this up to date if you like. If interested contact the ath9k driver maintainers. | ||
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| For more information please see: | For more information please see: | ||
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/bugs|Bugs]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/bugs|Bugs]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/power-consumption|Power consumption]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/power-consumption|Power consumption]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/btcoex|Bluetooth Coexistence]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/btcoex|Bluetooth Coexistence]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/antennadiversity|Antenna Diversity]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/antennadiversity|Antenna Diversity]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/wow|Wake on WLAN]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/wow|Wake on WLAN]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/dfs|DFS]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/dfs|DFS]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/debug|Debugging]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/debug|Debugging]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/products|Products with supported ath9k cards]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/products|Products with supported ath9k cards]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath|ath.ko module]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath|ath.ko module]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/RHEL5|RHEL]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/RHEL5|RHEL]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/initvals-tool|initvals-tool]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/initvals-tool|initvals-tool]] |
| - | * * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/spectral_scan|Spectral scan]] | + | * [[en/users/Drivers/ath9k/spectral_scan|Spectral scan]] |
| + | * Youtube presentations about ath9k internals by Adrian Chadd, see [[en:users:documentation|Documentation]] | ||
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