Ubuntu Atheros Ar8161 Driver For Mac

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How do I install drivers for the Atheros AR8161 Ethernet controller on 64-bit 12.10 using an Internet-connected 32-bit 12.04 PC and a USB flash drive?

Having bought a new HP Elite desktop PC and installed 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10 I've found it unable to connect to network thanks to its Atheros AR8161 Ethernet controller.

There are no PCI slots in the PC to use an old PCI NIC. I have got no USB NICs or smartphones to use for temporary Internet connection.

All I can use is a laptop with working Internet connection running 32-bit XUbuntu 12.04 and a USB flash drive to copy files between the PCs.

As far as I understand I will have to build a 64-bit 3.5.0-17 version of the alx module on a 32-bit 3.2.0-32 system and install it on the target machine, but I hardly have any idea on how to do that :-(

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IvanIvan

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No need to compile anything or upgrade via a USB wireless card; you can download an updated kernel plus the required driver from quantal-backports on packages.ubuntu.com, copy them to your 12.10 machine with a usb key, install them from the command line (dpkg -i *.deb), then reboot. The files you need are:

linux-headers-3.5.0-18_3.5.0-18.29_all.deb
linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.29_amd64.deb
linux-image-extra-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.29_amd64.deb
linux-image-generic_3.5.0.18.21_amd64.deb
linux-libc-dev_3.5.0-18.29_amd64.deb
linux-backports-modules-cw-3.6-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.2_amd64.deb
linux-backports-modules-cw-3.6-quantal-generic_3.5.0.18.2_amd64.deb

Check the actual version numbers available at packages.ubuntu.com, as the package names and filenames will change with each new kernel version. The second last package in that list contains the actual kernel modules, in this case for 3.5.0-18. The last one is a meta package, linux-backports-modules-cw-3.6-quantal-generic, that will always depend on the latest version of the compat-wireless linux kernel modules. You'll need this one installed so that the next time you upgrade your kernel, you'll also get the new version of the kernel modules you need.

mvcmvc

I think, you must install build-essential linux-headers-generic linux-headers-uname -r output your 64-Bit PC wihout internet.There is no easy way to install them.You can install ubuntu 64-Bit on a virtual machine and run this command:

and then copy the archives folder to your real PC that is in /var/cache/apt/. Then you run this command in that copied folder.

After that, download and copy the driver package into your real 64-Bit computer.Run these commands:

CAUTION:Don't forget that You must enter the folders which contain packages(with cd command) before run commands.

HckrHckr

try download a http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal-updates/linux-backports-modules-cw-3.6-3.5.0-18-generic (it seems to include alx.ko) and install it on 12.10 with dpkg -i foobarbaz.deb

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December 4, 2014

Atheros Ar8161 8165 Pci E

WIN_AR81FamilyWinSetup-1.0.0.49_WHQL.rar

2.3 MB

52,720

Networking

Windows (all)

The driver installation package contains the Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit/Fast Ethernet Controller Driver.

Installation:

Windows operation system will detect the adapter automatically. Cancel all dialogue boxes that operation system attempts to install the driver automatically.

Note: User has to log in with administrative rights to be able to install driver.

Atheros Ar8161 Driver

To install the driver, proceed as follows: