Qualcomm Atheros AR9565 Wifi Adapter. Can't find drivers

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I am simply looking for where I can download the drivers(source code is fine, doesn't have to be precompiled) for my wifi adapter. My laptop manufacture is Lenovo and the model is Z50-75. The wifi adapter is a Qualcomm Atheros AR9565. Thank you for reading this and taking the time to help me. Let me know if you need anymore information. Also, I tried looking on Lenovo's website but I couldn't find them there.

Update 2: I misread the comments. I updated the question again to put what was asked here.

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no

3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

Update 3: I upgraded to 15.10 for the 4.2 kernel and the adapter didn't work after the upgrade. I was surprised, because I thought that would fix the problem.

Update 4: I deiced to run Windows 10 on the computer instead. I do enjoy using Linux and the freedoms that come with it(ie; desktop environments, running mostly open source software) but I just changed my mind. Thank you again everyone for helping me, I feel bad because I feel like I have wasted your time, but if I do happen to change my mind I will have this question to reference to. If I ever did want to test the latest distros, there are always virtual machines I could use.

You usually don't need special drivers for Linux. Unless something isn't working, there is no issue here. — TheWanderer, Feb 03 '16 at 02:10
@Zacharee1, I was asking because I can only connect to the Internet via Ethernet. My wifi adapter isn't being shown. — Tyler Santos, Feb 03 '16 at 02:14
That should have been your question :p. In Linux, asking for drivers does not imply that the device isn't working. — TheWanderer, Feb 03 '16 at 02:15
Take a look at this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/339724/atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wireless-card-doesnt-work-after-updating — TheWanderer, Feb 03 '16 at 02:15
And this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/453033/qualcomm-atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wireless-network-adapter-ubuntu-14-04 — TheWanderer, Feb 03 '16 at 02:16
So I would have to install the proper drivers through backports? Also, when I do ifconfig I don't see my wifi adapter listed. Only ethernet. — Tyler Santos, Feb 03 '16 at 02:32
Please edit the question to add results for lscpi -nnk | grep -iA2 net; rfkill list all thanks — Jeremy31, Feb 03 '16 at 11:15
@Jeremy31, The output from that was 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no

3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no — Tyler Santos, Feb 03 '16 at 21:58
@TylerSantos But can YOU read. Please try to read the comments again carefully and do what you were asked. — Pilot6, Feb 03 '16 at 22:16
Tyler, run wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && chmod +x wireless-info && ./wireless-info and paste the contents of the wireless-info.txt file at paste.ubuntu.com and post the URL it gives you — Jeremy31, Feb 03 '16 at 22:29
@Jeremy31, here is the link. ( http://paste.ubuntu.com/14872204/ ) — Tyler Santos, Feb 03 '16 at 22:35
Possible duplicate of My wifi Qualcomm Atheros Device [168c:0041] (rev 20) doesn't show up and work in Ubuntu 14.04.3 on Lenovo flex 3 14 — Jeremy31, Feb 03 '16 at 22:46
@Jeremy31, Oh. Sorry about that. I don't know how I got the QCA6164 mixed up with the AR9565. — Tyler Santos, Feb 03 '16 at 22:49
You need to install the backports and firmware from the duplicate, the dkms doesn't work in 4.2 kernels — Jeremy31, Feb 05 '16 at 11:32

Qualcomm Atheros AR9565 Wifi Adapter. Can't find drivers

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