Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

[Alexander Kapshuk]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Alexander Kapshuk
<alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed firmware
>>> >> properly?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then I
>>> > just
>>> > used the genkernel and it was working.
>>>
>>> What's the output of 'lspci -k'?
>>>
>>
>> It shows the device which is a atheros ar9285
>> But doesnt show any kernel driver in use for it.
>> So that is because the driver is  not compiled?
>
> I dare say the kernel driver may not have been compiled into the
> kernel, or compiled as a kernel module.
> What's the output of 'cd /usr/src/linux && grep -i ath .config'?

The driver that supports your wireless card is ath9k by the looks of it.
You want to make sure CONFIG_ATH9K is either set to Y, or M in your
.config file.