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  1. #1
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    USB WiFi card W-722N firmware error

    Hello, Kali community.
    I really have problems with installing my usb TP-link WN-722N card's firmware and drivers.

    Using Kali linux 1.1.0a (x64bit) on VirtualBox v4.3.26(Oracle).

    Got a clean install of Kali, downloaded the additional 650MB. of program files and "add-ons" (i got a request after first-booting the OS).
    So, after running lsusb i get:
    Code:
    root@kalilinux:~# 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 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
    with iwconfig
    Code:
    root@kalilinux:~# iwconfig
    eht0 no wireless extensions.
    
    lo no wireless extensions.
    airmon-ng doesn't show anything as well
    Code:
    root@kalilinux:~# airmon-ng
    PHY     Interface      Driver       Chipset
    Reading this: https://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=753.0 i understood, that i don't need to install any drivers, right?

    So, everything should be alright... But it's not.

    dmesg shows me that:
    Code:
    New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
    usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
    usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
    usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware htc_9271.fw
    usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware - htc_9271.fw download failed
    usb 1-1: ath9k_htc USB layer deinitialized
    root@kalilinux:~#
    When i got into /lib/firmware/ i can clearly see that there are two files: ar9271.fw and htc_9271.fw .
    I just can't figure it out how to "install the firmware" of my N-722N. Already spent over 30 hours over that problem.

    Any help would be appreciated! And have a good day!
    "Backtrack - giving monkeys machineguns since 2006"
    Oh, come on. Even we, monkeys, deserve machineguns...

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    i got the solution here

    http://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=compat-wireless

    note: make sure you have proper kernel and another dependency based on that documentation
    Don't fix it if not broken, don't broke it if can't fix

  3. #3
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    Thanks, I've actually found out the problem and therefore the solution for it.
    It was Oracle virtualbox that was causing my errors. I installed VMPlayer (another VBox) and I got my problems decided.
    Thanks for sharing your help as well !
    "Backtrack - giving monkeys machineguns since 2006"
    Oh, come on. Even we, monkeys, deserve machineguns...

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