Try that, and if it doesn't work (i.e. if it quits with obvious errors), please copy & paste ALL of the output produced after giving the `make` command, from your terminal into your next post, and maybe we can try to figure out why it isn't working.
If it *does* work, `make` should output a bunch of stuff to the screen and then stop, with no error messages. After this, you usually type `make install` -- HOWEVER: if you use `make install` you will have the driver installed, but your package manager will not know about it. What I would generally do in this sort of case, is use some means of creating a package of the driver, so that you can install it with your package manager. NOTE: It appears you are running Mandriva, which I have never used, so I can't instruct you in any way about how to make a package for Mandriva, as I have no idea.
You can manually install the driver also, simply by copying the finished driver module (the .ko file) out of the location where you compiled it, and sticking it into /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/drivers/somewhere-here.. and running the `depmod` command. After that, use the `modprobe` command to insert the module, and you would be now ready to configure your wireless.
Anyhow, as yet we don't even know yet if you can successfully build the driver using `make` (it might be missing dependencies, or be configured for some other Linux, or not compatible with your kernel, etc..), so please try that first and see how that goes.
Sasha
- Qualcomm Atheros Driver is needed for Windows to interact with the Ethernet Controller.
- Generally, the Wi-Fi card works out of the box in a Laptop using the Generic Drivers.
- It is a software that works between the Operating System and the Qualcomm Atheros Controller.
- It translates the signals to the Qualcomm Atheros device controller in an appropriate manner.
- Generally, Microsoft’s generic drivers are enough for proper interaction between the Qualcomm Atheros Controller and the Operating System or the device comes preinstalled with the driver that gets installed on the computer during the first time.
- But if you are facing issues with the device, the below tutorial will work for Windows 10/8.1/7 to update the Qualcomm Atheros Driver.
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- Log into your computer using the Administrator account.
- Open the Run dialog box using the below Keyboard Shortcut.
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- Enter the following command, to open the device manager, and press enter.
- Double click and expand the Network Adapters.
- Right-click the Qualcomm Atheros and click on update driver.
- Select the search automatically option.
- It will search and find the Qualcomm Atheros Driver automatically as shown in the image.
If the above steps do not work, the users can go to the official site and download the respective drivers and install them.
Or the user can ensure that the windows update is properly installed so that the Qualcomm Atheros Driver is installed.
Verdict:
We learned the simplest way to update the Qualcomm Atheros Driver in this post. We have to use the device management software for updating the Qualcomm Atheros Driver. If that doesn’t work, please go to the official site to download and install the software.
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