WN7222N usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware - htc_9271.fw download failed

[sruby]

host OS :windows10 x64
guest OS:kali 2 x32(down from kali official website)
soft:virtualbox5 (also try vmware 9,get the same trouble)
network card: TL-WN7222N.

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root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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root@kali:~# dmesg | tail
[ 4265.827782] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[ 4265.828010] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[ 4265.846547] usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware htc_9271.fw
[ 4266.097262] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware - htc_9271.fw download failed
[ 4266.097345] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
[ 4279.002515] UDF-fs: warning (device sr0): udf_fill_super: No partition found (2)
[ 4279.005170] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
[ 4279.041527] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
[ 4288.209325] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Down
[ 4294.224650] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX
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the same trouble :
https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?19025-Firmware-htc_9271-fw-download-failed-USB-Wireless-Adapter-Problems

but i "aptitude install firmware-atheros" ,don't work.

[real0001]

I also have the same problem, my Kali machine didn't detect my tp link TL-WN722N.??
if you find any solution kindly pass it to me.. :(

[n00bzen]

I have the same problem.

Host is running Windows 10 and on-board WIFI (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260)
Guest is Kali 2.0 sitting on VMware Workstation 12 Player with VMware Tools

Attempting to install external WIFI USB (TL-WN722N) but running into issues when attempting to enable it in VMware Workstation

Sequence of events:

1. Disable onboard WIFI (Intel) from Control Pannel
2. Plug in external WIFI USB (TL-WN722N)
3. Drivers get installed, connects to WIFI, can browse internet
4. Fire up VMware Workstation and my Kali 2.0 VM
5. Pop-up message in VMware indicates a message about a new USB device being installed and needing to be safely removed by the system (expectation is that it will come back after the install process)
6. Nothing happens
7. I run a dmesg and notice the following error: ath9k_htc: Firmware - htc_9271.fw download failed which is possibly the culprit and stopping the installation process. dmesg then shows "usb layer deinitializing" immediately after.
8. Running aptitude install firmware-atheros does not fix the issue
9. Minimize VMware Workstation and notice that the Windows 10 Host has lost Wireless connectivity (external USB WIFI)
10. Control Pannel no longer shows the External USB WIFI Adapter (as if it was unplugged and is consistent with Step 5)
11. Un-plugging the external USB WIFI adapter and plugging it back in results in the same as described in Step 5

And this is the point I can't get past.

I figured perhaps during the external USB WIFI adapter installation Kali 2.0 needed to dismount it first, and then re-mount, and during the re-mount it needed to download the firmware (as per the error in dmesg)
I tried leaving my on-board WIFI adapter on, thinking that during the process when Kali 2.0 dismounts the USB, it needs to download firmware to proceed, and I hoped it would use the on-board WIFI as an aux connection to reach that firmware DL
Although my on-board WIFI quickly kicked in during this test when the external USB WIFI disappeared, it still didn't successfully download the firmware in kali 2.0 as per dmesg

I then closed up everything, disabled on-board WIFI adapter, re-plugged the external USB WIFI adapter, and fired up VMware and Kali 2.0
Again I get a pop-up message as per Step 5, and when clicking OK it dismounts the USB and never brings it back to complete the installation process.
dmesg shows the same error about not being able to download firmware

The only way my setup works is via the on-board WIFI adapter, which is not what I want :)

Any helps would be greatly appreciated