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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -134,6 +134,17 @@ clean:
firmware: toolchain
+$(MAKE) -C target_firmware

# usage: sudo make install-linux
install-linux:
cp -n /lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw /lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw.backup
cp -n /lib/firmware/htc_7010.fw /lib/firmware/htc_7010.fw.backup
cp target_firmware/htc_9271.fw /lib/firmware/
cp target_firmware/htc_7010.fw /lib/firmware/

uninstall-linux:
cp /lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw.backup /lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw
cp /lib/firmware/htc_7010.fw.backup /lib/firmware/htc_7010.fw

.PHONY: all toolchain-clean clean clean-dl download toolchain firmware

$(eval $(call Build,GMP))
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The AR7010 is a USB/PCIe SoC with onboard RAM, ROM and flash.
It comes with an external wireless chip connected via PCIe - typically
an AR9280 or AR9287.
an AR9280 or AR9287. For a list of devices using AR7010, see:
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Atheros_AR7010#Table_of_Systems

The AR9271 is a USB/Wifi SoC with onboad RAM, ROM, flash and the
actual wireless chip. The wireless core is an off-shoot of the AR9285.
It is a single-chip solution.
It is a single-chip solution. For a list of devices using AR9271, see:
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Atheros_AR9271#Table_of_Systems

Debian / Ubuntu
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* Build and install the firmware: (takes a few minutes)

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install build-essential git cmake
git clone https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware.git
cd open-ath9k-htc-firmware
make toolchain
make -C target_firmware
sudo make install-linux

* Connect your AR9271 / AR7010 Wi-Fi adapter to your computer.

* Verify that the device is detected and the new firmware is loaded:

dmesg | tail -n 30

[2.148045] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[2.172582] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
[2.172589] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[2.172593] usb 3-2: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[2.172595] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[2.172598] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 12345
[2.173156] usb 3-2: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[2.456028] usb 3-2: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51008
[2.707644] ath9k_htc 3-2:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[2.976045] ath9k_htc 3-2:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4
[2.981115] ieee80211 phy4: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
[2.991007] systemd-udevd[697]: renamed network interface wlan1 to wlan6

* You can now use the new wlan interface (wlan6 in the example above).

How do I build it?
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