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Kernel modules for Atheros AR9271 based usb wifi dongles(now in Hundsbuah's kernel)

UPDATE: These modules were added by request to Hundsbuah's kernel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246062
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I was not going to post this because it has limited use for most TF300T owners but it can't hurt so here it is. The attached file(ath9k.tar.gz) contains kernel modules needed to get AR9271 based usb wifi dongles working on the latest stock TF300T kernel(Asus build 10.4.2.20, kernel version 3.1.10). I have tested the modules with this dongle: TP-Link TL-WN722N.
Uncompress the file and you will get an ath9k directory. Inside are the modules, 2 scripts for easy loading and unloading of the modules, and iwconfig compiled for Android. Getting the dongle working goes something like this:
Su to root. Copy htc_9271.hw to /system/etc/firmware. Run the scripts start_ath9k and stop_ath9k to load and unload the modules.
After the modules are loaded, insert the dongle into the keyboard full size usb port and run ifconfig and iwconfig as needed. If wlan0(default android wifi) is on then iwconfig will show the dongle as wlan1.
Note: I did not post this on the Dev forum because I did not develop these modules...I only changed a few lines in 2 modules before compiling them.

ath9k
I have one mtech atab7t tablet with 4.0.4 android(rooted) and 3.0.8+ kernel [email protected] can i add the driver somehow?

kerteszalex said:
I have one mtech atab7t tablet with 4.0.4 android(rooted) and 3.0.8+ kernel [email protected] can i add the driver somehow?
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Not very likely...you would need to get your kernel source, add ath9k driver support to the kernel config, then fix any compile errors.

bads3ctor said:
Not very likely...you would need to get your kernel source, add ath9k driver support to the kernel config, then fix any compile errors.
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you can able to make a tutor for me? i am new in these things :/

kerteszalex said:
you can able to make a tutor for me? i am new in these things :/
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Hmmm...kernel module compiling in 1 easy lesson....not sure it's possible.

bads3ctor said:
Hmmm...kernel module compiling in 1 easy lesson....not sure it's possible.
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I really need this usb wifi support for my tab :/ i purchased recently more powerful antennas for my router but this tablet lost the signal on the next room :/ sorry for my bad english

kerteszalex said:
I really need this usb wifi support for my tab :/ i purchased recently more powerful antennas for my router but this tablet lost the signal on the next room :/ sorry for my bad english
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You need the kernel source for your tablet and a way to root your tablet. I did a cursory Google search for the kernel source for your tablet and I can't find it. If you can get the kernel source code for your tablet then it might be possible to compile ath9k modules. If you can't root that tablet then kernel modules won't be useful because there would be no way to load them.

bads3ctor said:
You need the kernel source for your tablet and a way to root your tablet. I did a cursory Google search for the kernel source for your tablet and I can't find it. If you can get the kernel source code for your tablet then it might be possible to compile ath9k modules. If you can't root that tablet then kernel modules won't be useful because there would be no way to load them.
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the tablet comes with root.i can extract the kernel from it?

kerteszalex said:
the tablet comes with root.i can extract the kernel from it?
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You need the kernel source code from the tablet manufacturer.

Hello! I have source code for my kernel (Nexus 7 4.2.2) and I successful built module cifs.ko and cp210x.ko, but i can't build module ath9_htc. I add in my nexus_defconfig file
CONFIG_ATH_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC=m
but after make modules command only atk.ko created.
Sorry for my english.

SpulN said:
Hello! I have source code for my kernel (Nexus 7 4.2.2) and I successful built module cifs.ko and cp210x.ko, but i can't build module ath9_htc. I add in my nexus_defconfig file
CONFIG_ATH_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC=m
but after make modules command only atk.ko created.
Sorry for my english.
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I had to comment out a few lines of code in 2 modules to get mine to compile. On the TF300T, it has to do with LED code not present in the stock kernel that is referred to in 2 of the modules. If you use my modules on the TF300T, you will get no LED blinking on the WIFI stick when data is transmitted or received.
EDIT: Newegg has an Atheros AR9271 USB stick for $9.99 with a cradle.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166068
For anyone wondering what these modules are used for, read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714300

HELP!! Need Kernel Module ath9k for GT-N5110 Galaxy Note 8.0
HELP !!!
Could really use some help. For the life of me I can't compile a kernel module driver ath9k for my USB wireless adapter TL-WN722N. So it can be used by insmod on my rooted Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5110 on Kernel 3.0.31 Build BMC9 running android 4.1.2. The source code is available at opensource.samsung. and is listed as the GT-N5110 NA (north america) model. If some one could help me please? I would be forever in your debt... :good:

Hello
When trying to add modules via your script, it gives me an "exec format error" for each module. How can this be fixed?
Device: Asus Padfone A66, Android 4.1.1

hi I am getting some problem with this attach file, i decompressed it and got the directory. but what are the next stapes ? sorry but i am not getting that part to copy to system/etc/firmware. will u make clear the process stapewise?

Sorry for bothering this old thread. I'm trying to get this to work on my OnePlus 3 running Oxygen OS Nougat. I installed Linux on my phone and I would like to install the TP-LINK drivers on it as the inbuilt WiFi module on my phone does not support monitor mode. I connected this WiFi adapter and trying to get it to work. Please help.

[Q] build CM7 for Galaxy Y GT-S5363 from source

Hi all.
I have successfully flashed PsychoGame's CyanogenMod 7 ROM for GT-s5360 together with its kernel.
Now i would like to make some changes in the source code of CM7 and to build it from source. Unfortunately i have spent already 4 days without success.
Those are the steps that i did:
1. I have downloaded CM7 source code from git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b gingerbread
2. I have cloned PsychoGame's totoro device code into /devices/samsubg/totoro
3. i have connected my device via USB and run the script extract-files.sh which successfully extracted all files.
4. during the building i realized that the above script extract all essential files (like camera related), so i cloned PsychoGame's vendor directory from github.com/PsychoGame/android_vendor_samsung_totoro.git
5. now i realized that the file cyanogem_totoro.mk in the directory vendor/cyanogen/products is missing. where i can find a suitable file?
i have found somewhere such file and succeeded to build an ROM, unfortunately CWM does't let me to flash it because the assert command checks that the current device in "totoro" but it fails. i have tried to open the zip file of the ROM and to delete the assert command but CWM still can''t flash the new ROM.
can somebody please help me with some guild about how PsychoGame built his last vertion of CM - CyanogenMod 7 Alpha 5 Release
Thank you very much!

Use percys source code - It has more fixes
Compare build.prop and update binary & scripts for cwm flashing

marcussmith2626 said:
Use percys source code - It has more fixes
Compare build.prop and update binary & scripts for cwm flashing
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Hi, thank you for the information about gigngerDX. i found the github of the device but can you please tell me where to find all other files to build this rom? do i need to buld it without the kernel? how to do that?
thank you again!

yuripo said:
Hi, thank you for the information about gigngerDX. i found the github of the device but can you please tell me where to find all other files to build this rom? do i need to buld it without the kernel? how to do that?
thank you again!
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Percys github is
https://github.com/percy-g2
I haven’t compiled a Cyanogen rom before
If you would like to contribute to the building of Cyanogen roms the best person to talk to is percy

I haven’t compiled a Cyanogen rom before
If you would like to contribute to the building of Cyanogen roms the best person to talk to is percy[/QUOTE]
can please somebody explain how to build only Percys ROM without the kernel?
thank you

Hi all.
Can somebody please give a small guide for how to build percy's CM7 ROM from source?
which directories in the CM7 i should replace? does the process of building is the same as with official ports?
Thank you!

[Q] Flashing custom kernel only on my Nexus 7 (2013)

Hi,
my only goal is to use my Nexus 7 (2013 version, running kitkat) to view digital television (dvb-t).
Therefore, have I unlocked it (with complete erase grrr), then rooted it.
And finally, read about one hundred message threads on xda to know how to compile dvb modules for my kernel (3.4.0-gac9222c).
My problem, after all this work, is that it seems that Google did not compile its kernel with modules support.
After doing
# lsmod, I got the following error:
/proc/modules: No such file or directory.
This means apparently that there is no modules support for this kernel.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18818442/loading-kernel-modules-in-android-4-3
My 2 questions is the following:
(1) is it possible to flash a kernel image on my nexus 7 to get module support
(2) is it possible to do that without reflashing my ROM (my stock ROM is enough for my needs)
Cheers,
Louis

I am now in the process of recompiling my own kernel for my Nexus 7 2013, incorporating the DVB-T drivers that I need.
I found a very good tutorial for doing this: http://pete.akeo.ie/2013/10/compiling-and-running-your-own-android.html
The only problem is that the sources of dvb usb drivers in the Android kernel are not up-to-date.
I am searching an easy way to inject the last sources from git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git into the Android kernel?
The directory structure is different. I think i will be forced to update the Makefiles and the Kconfig files by hand, and add & replace .c and .h files manually. I someone has a better (more lazy) solution, I am interrested :victory:
Meanwhile, I play with an old Freecom usb DVB-T stick that is supported by old media sources in the Android kernel.

Wrong forum, here is the 2013 model's one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013

[Q] [Solved] Adding ASIX AX88179 chipset (1Gbit ethernet) support to Omega ROM

I just bought external ethernet network card Edimax EU-4306. It is USB 3.0, 1GBit - so it's a very nice piece of hardware, and excellent accessory for my SM-N9005. This card is based on ASIX AX88179 chipset, and there are Android drivers for this chipset from the manufacturer, but the drivers are not included into firmware of my phone, so the device doesn't work.
My Galaxy Note 3 is rooted, runs Omega ROM v21, so I decided to compile the drivers myself. I downloaded Omega Kernel sources, and found, that there is no kernel modules support in the kernel by default. I recompiled the kernel with kernel modules support enabled, next compiled the drivers (no any problems during compilation), repacked original Omega's boot.img adding modified kernel, but due to unknown reason my phone doesn't boot.
I wanted to contact Omega ROM developers asking them adding the drivers into next release of Omega ROM, but due to absence of 10 posts on the forum I can't do that.
Can anyone please contact Omega developers for me or direct me to a good guide for installing cusom zImage kernels?

The answer was easy: Android Image Kitchen v1.6 for Linux from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073775
Using this tool I rebuilt original boot.img and flushed my new kernel with modules support. Next, I built the device drivers. My device is now working ok!

Custom kernel build (help needed)

I am trying to build a custom kernel for my redmi 2 running on Nexus Experience. I found there kernel source at their github page in nx_kernel_xiaomi_msm8916 . It's the only kernel referring to XIAOMI so I think it is the right one.
I am really new to kernel building. I read some tutorials on the web and tried building one for the stock miui rom but it didn't work out.
So before I start re-building the kernel for Nexus Experience I had some questions. I wanted to add the support for external wifi adapters based on RTL8188CUS. I found the option to enable it. My question is that , By just enabling that feature will my phone just start supporting the adapter out of the box or do I have to add some Modules to it.
And the last question, After I compile the kernel I get this zImage file. I put this file in the anyKernel.zip but I found that I also have to add the wlan.ko file and I couldn't find it....
I really need some help here.