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can anyone help me out installing a atheros AR9462 on Ubuntu 16.04?

I've tried configuring /etc/network/interfaces, but that didn't seem to fix it.

UPDATED BELOW: My /etc/network/interfaces config looks like:

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
        wireless-essid <my-wireless-sid-here>
        wireless-mode Managed
        wireless-key <my-wireless-psk-here>

(restart)

I have also tried:

auto wlp5s0
iface wlp5s0 inet dhcp
        wireless-essid <my-wireless-sid-here>
        wireless-mode Managed
        wireless-key <my-wireless-psk-here>

Whenever I tried to either configure and then do a sudo reboot to restart the machine....the Bluetooth always works, the wifi doesn't.

I test that my computer is recognizing the chip with: lspci | grep -i wlan0 - it comes up with:

wlan0 was renamed to wlp5s0

If I try to pull up the wifi icon (in upper right corner of screen) - it never shows any available networks.

What may be the problem here? Thanks

user700070
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  • Additional drivers aren't needed for Atheros usually. There's no need for user intervention. You may have a problem with firmware but that should be all. Please add more information. What isn't working? –  Nov 02 '16 at 23:12
  • @CelticWarrior - it appears my wlan0 was renamed to wlp5s0 ? – user700070 Nov 02 '16 at 23:32
  • Yes, that's normal, started with 16.04 and has no impact whatsoever. Please edit your question and describe exactly what the is. Thanks. –  Nov 02 '16 at 23:34
  • @CelticWarrior - Thanks for letting me know. I updated my question with more details - thoughts? – user700070 Nov 03 '16 at 10:51
  • Maybe this would work for you: http://askubuntu.com/questions/898824/wifi-and-bluetooth-coexistence-qualcomm-atheros-ar9462-ubuntu-16-04 I was solving a different issue and this seems to have fixed it for the same wireless card. – Christian Vielma Apr 01 '17 at 15:55

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