Hi
I have Kali linux running in a VMWare virtual machine.

I have an Alfa Network AWUS036NHA USB wireless adapter connected but I get the following error in dmesg output

Code:
[   42.619169] usb 2-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[   42.619502] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[   42.698448] usb 2-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw
[   42.957513] usb 2-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware - ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw download failed
[   42.957606] usb 2-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
I have googled the issue and have seen some people have had success with safely removing from the host and then reconnecting to the guest OS. I have had limited success with this. Sometimes it works but a lot of the time it does not.

Anyone have any idea what I can do to solve this?

Here is some more info
Guest OS in VMWare Workstation 12 Pro 12.5.1 build-4542065:
Linux kali 4.8.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.8.5-1kali1 (2016-11-04) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Host OS: Windows 10 x64

Thanks