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differences in the entry: vendor
Atheros Atheros-Communications-Inc.
differences in the entry: model name
Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
Habey HB-NB037H
Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
168c:002b
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2010
differences in the entry: interface
mini-PCI-E
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_0 , trisquel_4_5 , trisquel_5_0 , trisquel_5_5 , trisquel_6_0
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.35-24-generic, 3.0.0-23-generic
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
yes
differences in the entry: free driver used
ath9k
differences in the entry: Description
[p]Please, note that this card seems to have both wifi and bluetooth functionality. The wifi works but the bluetooth is most likely dependent on non-free firmware and it does not work. Check this device's talk page for details.[/p]
[p]This card is included in[/p]
[list]
[*][b]Acer Iconia Tab[/b] netbook/tablet[/*]
[*][b]Sony Vaio VPCEB2Z1E[/b] notebook[/*]
[/list]
[p]This card is compatible with [b]Dell Vostro 3300[/b] laptop which can be upgraded to [b]A-platinum[/b] compatibility class with it (Vostro 3300's own bluetooth device works.). The card worked right away out of the box. I bought the card from eBay and it was very cheap.[/p]
[p]lspci -vmmnn[/p]
[code]
Slot: 12:00.0
Class: Network controller [0280]
Vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. [168c]
Device: AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [002b]
SVendor: Foxconn International, Inc. [105b]
SDevice: Device [e016]
Rev: 01
[/code]
[p]lspci -nnk[/p]
[code]
12:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e016]
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Kernel modules: ath9k
[/code]
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