[elrepo] ath9k firmware not working on kernel 2.6.32-279.1.1

[Phil Perry]

On 02/08/12 05:25, Andrew Walker wrote:
> I upgraded to 2.6.32-279.1.1 and my wireless quit working. Here's the gist
> of the problem:
>
> (1) I'm using a USB wifi adapter identified via lsusb as "Atheros
> Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n"
> (2) I have compat-wireless and the relevant firmware installed via elrepo.
> (kmod-compat-wireless-3.3-2.n.el6.elrepo and
> ath9k_htc-firmware-1.3-1.el6.elrepo)
> (3) Wireless is working under kernel 2.6.32-220.23.1.el6.x86_64
> (4) When I am running 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6.x86_64 and type "modprobe ath9k" I
> get a message that basically says "invalid module format". (I forgot to
> save the output - I can upload it at a later time if needed).
> (5) I can't use the ML kernel because it causes problems with video output
> to my secondary monitor.
>
> This problem seems to be the same as the one posted here:
> http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=285
>
> Has any progress been made to resolve this issue?
> I'm a fairly new linux user. Is there anything inherently dangerous (from a
> security and stability standpoint) in using the older kernel until this bug
> is fixed?
>
>

Reviving an old thread...

Updated ath9k_htc driver packages are available for el6.4 in the testing 
repository:

http://elrepo.org/linux/testing/el6/

kmod-ath9k_htc-0.0-4.el6

This driver supports the Atheros AR7010/AR9271 series USB wireless 
network adapters.

We would appreciate feedback from anyone with the appropriate hardware 
that is able to test.

Thanks,

Phil