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ath9k_htc

ath9k_htc provides hardware support for Atheros AR9001 and AR9002 family hardware.

Contents

  1. ath9k_htc
  2. Chipsets supported
  3. Supported Devices
  4. Mailing list
  5. Configuring your kernel
  6. Firmware
  7. Supported Features
  8. TODO
  9. Debugging

Chipsets supported

  • AR9271

Supported Devices

See the ath9k_htc device list.

Mailing list

https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel

Configuring your kernel

Enable these options in your kernel config. 

CONFIG_ATH=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC=m

Firmware

ar9271 requires firmware, you can get ar9271.fw from the firmware tree.

Supported Features

  • Station Mode
  • Monitor Mode
  • IBSS Mode
  • Legacy (11g) operation
  • HT support
  • TX/RX 11n AMPDU aggregation
  • HW Encryption
  • LED

TODO

  • Suspend/Resume
  • Powersave

Debugging

See here.