"Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042" not working

[Splinter15]

I have installed Linux mint 17.2 mate(64bit) on my new Acer Aspire E5-573 and I have no wifi, only wired internet is working.

I have a Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 Wifi.

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: splinter Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: N/A Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   System: Acer product: Aspire E5-573 version: V3.72
           Mobo: Acer model: ZORO_BH version: Type2 - A01 Board Version Bios: Insyde version: V1.11 date: 04/20/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-4005U CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 6784.64 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1700.00 MHz 2: 1700.00 MHz 3: 1700.066 MHz 4: 1699.867 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Intel Lynx Point-LP HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Card-2: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1032.1GB (0.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10JPVX size: 1000.2GB 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: SD/MMC size: 31.9GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 230G used: 4.9G (3%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 8.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 189 Uptime: 19 min Memory: 336.0/3879.3MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17

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$ sudo rfkill list all
0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

In Driver Manager - No proprietary drivers were available. Just blank

Are there any drivers I can download to fix this issue?

Please help.

Thanks in advance

[JeremyB]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2290403

Seems to still be unsupported in Linux

[Splinter15]

Yes, this device is currently not supported by kernel.

I sent a bug report already, hope there will be a support in future. I will have to buy USB wireless adapter to fix this wifi problem.

Thanks JeremyB

[sixtyfootersdude]

Hi Splinter15,

Any luck with this issue? I am hitting the same thing (I also have an Acer E5-573).

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inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: crest Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13  Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   System: Acer product: Aspire E5-573 version: V3.72
           Mobo: Acer model: ZORO_BH version: Type2 - A01 Board Version Bios: Insyde version: V1.07 date: 03/17/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-5200U CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 8779.26 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 2200.171 MHz 2: 2200.00 MHz 3: 1505.882 MHz 4: 801.281 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Broadwell GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Card-2: Intel Broadwell-U Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (0.6% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10JPVX size: 1000.2GB temp: 38C 
Partition: ID: / size: 55G used: 4.8G (10%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 680G used: 355M (1%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 17.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 181 Uptime: 32 min Memory: 859.1/7900.2MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17 

Thanks,
Jake

[sixtyfootersdude]

Hi Splinter15,

Sorry to bother you, but where did you log the bug for this issue? I would like to subscribe to it.

I found this bug logged against Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1484159

Is this what you logged?

Jake

[Splinter15]

Hi sixtyfootersdude,

Yes you tracked it, still waiting for the solution. Hope they will fix the driver problem soon.

[JeremyB]

If either of you know the hardware version of your card??? I am not sure where it would be found, possibly on the card itself. If it is version 1.0 try my possible solution posted at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2300861 post #3

If it causes problems, the code to remove is in post #5