laptop:~$ sudo modprobe -v ath9k
[sudo] password for reginaldo:
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-21-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
laptop:~$ dmesg | tail -20
[ 16.564967] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
[ 16.564971] vga16fb: not registering due to another framebuffer present
[ 16.638978] r8169: eth0: link down
[ 16.639177] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 16.670967] input: FSPPS/2 Sentelic FingerSensingPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input8
[ 16.709549] hda_codec: ALC269: BIOS auto-probing.
[ 16.710097] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input9
[ 16.880344] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 170x48
[ 17.182444] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 78.335486] r8169: eth0: link up
[ 78.335682] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 88.928056] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 374.501670] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 374.617971] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 374.617975] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 374.617978] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 374.617981] (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 374.617983] (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 374.617986] (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 374.617988] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
aptop:~$ iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 No such device