[CentOS] how to install Atheros AR5008 on CentOS 5.5 in console-only mode?
Rudi Ahlers
Rudi at SoftDux.com
Tue Aug 3 07:59:48 UTC 2010
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at softdux.com> wrote:
>
>
> I hope someone can help me. I'm trying to setup a D-Link DWA-547 on
> CentOS 5.5 x64 in console only mode, i.e. there's no X installed. The
> Wiki article suggests using NetWork Manager, but since there's no X
> installed on this server, it's not possible.
> How do I go about installing this card?
> Here's the output of lspci -v:
> 01:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008
> Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
> Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Unknown device 3a6b
>
>
scanpci -v shows the card isn't recognized:
pci bus 0x0001 cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x168c device 0x0023
Atheros Communications, Inc. Device unknown
CardVendor 0x1186 card 0x3a6b (Card unknown)
STATUS 0x02b0 COMMAND 0x0006
CLASS 0x02 0x80 0x00 REVISION 0x01
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x08
BASE0 0xe1000000 addr 0xe1000000 MEM
MAX_LAT 0x00 MIN_GNT 0x00 INT_PIN 0x01 INT_LINE 0x05
BYTE_0 0x80 BYTE_1 0x80 BYTE_2 0x00 BYTE_3 0x00
nor does lspci -v
01:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008
Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Unknown device 3a6b
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at e1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] #80 [0000]
Capabilities: [80] #00 [0000]
So, how / where do I get the drivers for this card?
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Rudi Ahlers
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