ath9k wireless kernel module not loading automatically during boot -> UNCLAIMED Wireless Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01) not working on ASUS X551CA (ASUS-NotebookSKU) in Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Hi,
I've recently run an update on Ubuntu 14.04 and since then my WiFi doesn't work anymore. I had the same problem before, right after I installed Ubuntu as a dual boot system on my laptop (Asus F551C), but could work around it using these commands:
lspci -nnk | grep -A2 0280
lsmod | grep -e ath9k -e asus
rfkill list all
Then, after a restart, it would show me the option to connect to a wireless. however, there seems to be no ath9k anymore, nothing appears after the second command. This is the output of:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install usbutils pciutils hwinfo grep rfkill; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scan | grep -Ei 'chan|ssid'; cat /etc/network/
Thanks!
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*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: memory:
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0.2
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.2
logical name: eth0
version: 06
serial: e0:3f:49:33:ba:8a
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: irq:42 ioport:
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
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02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] (rev 01)
Subsystem: AzureWave Device [1a3b:1186]
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:5286] (rev 01)
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03:00.2 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 06)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:200f]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b404 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
RUNNING STATE WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running connected enabled enabled enabled disabled
H/W path Device Class Description
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/0 bus X551CA
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/8 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/9 memory 128KiB L1 cache
/0/a memory 3MiB L3 cache
/0/b memory 4GiB System Memory
/0/b/0 memory 4GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz
/0/b/1 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/b/2 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/b/3 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/c processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80
/0/100 bridge 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controlle
/0/100/2 display 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Contr
/0/100/14 bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family U
/0/100/16 communication 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family M
/0/100/1a bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family U
/0/100/1b multimedia 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family H
/0/100/1c bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family P
/0/100/1c.1 bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family P
/0/100/1c.1/0 network AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
/0/100/1c.3 bridge 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family P
/0/100/1c.3/0 generic Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
/0/100/1c.3/0.2 eth0 network RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Et
/0/100/1d bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family U
/0/100/1f bridge HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller
/0/100/1f.2 storage 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA C
/0/100/1f.3 bus 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family S
/0/1 scsi0 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 500GB HGST HTS545050A7
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 99MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 899MiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/1/0.0.0/3 /dev/sda3 volume 127MiB reserved partition
/0/1/0.0.0/4 /dev/sda4 volume 186GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/1/0.0.0/5 /dev/sda5 volume 132GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/1/0.0.0/6 /dev/sda6 volume 20GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/1/0.0.0/7 /dev/sda7 volume 122GiB EXT4 volume
/0/1/0.0.0/8 /dev/sda8 volume 3982MiB Linux swap volume
/0/2 scsi2 storage
/0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sr0 disk DVD-RAM UJ8E1
Linux inga-X551CA 3.16.0-30-generic #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:43:14 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] AGP: No AGP bridge found
[ 0.000000] Found optimal setting for mtrr clean up
[ 0.000000] No NUMA configuration found
[ 0.000000] AGP: No AGP bridge found
[ 0.224751] ACPI : EC: EC description table is found, configuring boot EC
[ 0.233828] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
[ 0.263642] pci 0000:02:00.0: [168c:0032] type 00 class 0x028000
[ 0.263678] pci 0000:02:00.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0xf7d00000-
[ 0.263748] pci 0000:02:00.0: reg 0x30: [mem 0xf7d80000-
[ 0.263841] pci 0000:02:00.0: supports D1 D2
[ 0.263843] pci 0000:02:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D2 D3hot D3cold
[ 0.263881] pci 0000:02:00.0: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[ 0.279608] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.279619] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.279664] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.284321] Switched to clocksource hpet
[ 0.292221] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
[ 0.716165] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 170x48
[ 0.724448] input: Lid Switch as /devices/
[ 0.748293] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 0.768234] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.768236] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.768238] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.768241] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic ehci_hcd
[ 0.768242] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1a.0
[ 0.768456] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.784261] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.784263] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.784265] usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.784267] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic ehci_hcd
[ 0.784269] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0
[ 0.784454] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.784972] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 0.784974] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.784976] usb usb3: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 0.784978] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic xhci_hcd
[ 0.784980] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
[ 0.785160] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.785341] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003
[ 0.785343] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.785345] usb usb4: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 0.785347] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic xhci_hcd
[ 0.785349] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.0
[ 0.785524] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.215486] Loaded X.509 cert 'Magrathea: Glacier signing key: 7be2a7200f17f00
[ 1.222344] ima: No TPM chip found, activating TPM-bypass!
[ 1.222965] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.272779] r8169 0000:03:00.2 eth0: RTL8402 at 0xffffc9000064c000, e0:3f:49:33:ba:8a, XID 04000800 IRQ 42
[ 1.420083] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[ 1.552362] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=8087, idProduct=0024
[ 1.552366] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.552735] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.663964] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[ 1.796582] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=8087, idProduct=0024
[ 1.796587] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.796903] hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.864964] psmouse serio4: elantech: assuming hardware version 4 (with firmware version 0x381f05)
[ 1.867935] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
[ 1.992777] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=04f2, idProduct=b404
[ 1.992800] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=1, SerialNumber=2
[ 1.992803] usb 1-1.3: Product: USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam
[ 1.992805] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Chicony Electronics Co.,Ltd.
[ 1.992807] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: 0x0001
[ 2.707708] Switched to clocksource tsc
[ 14.108932] EXT4-fs (sda7): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 14.476037] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 17.476993] r8169 0000:03:00.2 eth0: link down
[ 17.477043] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
[ 21.723850] fb: switching to inteldrmfb from EFI VGA
[ 21.723926] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
[ 21.795323] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 170x48
[ 47.441687] r8169 0000:03:00.2 eth0: link up
[ 47.441699] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
Release Date: 10/23/2013
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: X551CA
Serial Number: DCN0CX698442518
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: X551CA
Serial Number: BSN123456789012
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Serial Number: DCN0CX698442518
Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
Serial Number: Not Specified
Manufacturer: Hynix/Hyundai
Serial Number: 00000000
Manufacturer: [Empty]
Serial Number: [Empty]
Manufacturer: [Empty]
Serial Number: [Empty]
Manufacturer: [Empty]
Serial Number: [Empty]
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
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[main]
NetworkingEnabl
WirelessEnabled
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
sudo: hwinfo: command not found
root 650 0.2 0.3 356708 13528 ? Ssl 15:49 0:00 NetworkManager
root 1946 0.0 0.1 10236 5196 ? S 15:49 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/lib/
nobody 1970 0.0 0.0 35228 3332 ? S 15:50 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-
inga 2388 0.0 0.0 15948 2252 pts/12 S+ 15:51 0:00 grep --color=auto -E wpa|icd|etwork
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1
total 36709
2359297 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 7 16:56 .
2 drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Jun 7 18:40 ..
2359301 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207386 Jan 15 18:22 abi-3.16.
2359302 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171768 Jan 15 18:22 config-
1 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Jan 1 1970 efi
2359299 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jun 7 16:54 grub
2363314 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19439731 Jun 7 16:56 initrd.
2359303 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176500 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.bin
2359304 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178176 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.elf
2359305 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178680 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+
2359300 -rw------- 1 root root 3511040 Jan 15 18:22 System.
2363042 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6345120 Jun 7 16:52 vmlinuz-
2363043 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6347032 Feb 18 20:44 vmlinuz-
Support status summary of 'inga-X551CA':
You have 54 packages (2.5%) supported until April 2016 (9m)
You have 19 packages (0.9%) supported until May 2017 (3y)
You have 1917 packages (90.1%) supported until May 2019 (5y)
You have 87 packages (4.1%) supported until February 2015 (9m)
You have 0 packages (0.0%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 51 packages (2.4%) that are unsupported
Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details
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Module Size Used by
mac_hid 13227 0
i915 905798 3
video 20128 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 61574 1 i915
drm 311018 5 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13413 1 i915
bnep 19624 2
rfcomm 69509 0
bluetooth 446409 10 bnep,rfcomm
6lowpan_iphc 18702 1 bluetooth
binfmt_misc 17468 1
parport_pc 32741 0
ppdev 17671 0
lp 17759 0
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
parport 42348 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
rtsx_pci_sdmmc 23043 0
psmouse 106561 0
ahci 34062 3
r8169 71694 0
libahci 32424 1 ahci
rtsx_pci 46259 1 rtsx_pci_sdmmc
mii 13934 1 r8169
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