TP Link TL WN-722N with backbox3.09 vmware vm on a linux mint 15 host [SOLVED]

Started by windows8pro, September 26, 2013, 01:15:22 PM

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I have backbox3.09 (GUEST) installed on vmware workstation 10 on a linux mint 15 kde (HOST) ..... when I insert my usb wireless card tl wn-722n (ar9271) it shows up

lsusb

us 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub



dmesg

[   37.434345] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[   37.619951] psmouse serio1: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[   37.765125] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
[   37.765136] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[   37.765142] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[   37.765147] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[   37.765152] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
[   37.813213] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[   37.825833] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[   37.825837] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[   37.825838] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   37.825840] cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   37.825841] cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   37.825842] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   37.825843] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   37.856923] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[   37.858652] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[   38.158158] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272
[   39.155653] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: Target is unresponsive
[   39.155682] ath9k_htc: Failed to initialize the device
[   39.170492] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized


so it couldn't show up the wireless interface

Is there a way to fix this

Thanks in advance  :)