WLAN0 IS NOT WORKING AND NOT EVEN LISTED DOWN

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hello guyys , i am using kali linux for more than a year but my wifi is not working ever since the first boot. i tried myself to boot the os from the begining several times. but it does not work . i am running the kali linux in the dual boot enviroiment along with windows 10 .

  1. wifi is not working in the kali linux
  2. but the wifi is workimg on the windows 10 (dual booted)
  3. when use the command 'ifconfig' it is not even getting listed
  4. i tired some common soloutions in the youtube , yep they failed
  5. make unloaded and loaded some files/drivers compat-wireless-2010-06-28.tar.bz2
  6. after that my bluettoth started working but sill i am facing issue with the kali linux wifi
  7. wireless card : qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31)
i am looking forward to solve the issue
 

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If iwconfig doesn't recognize your adapter it's because it doesn't support monitor mode.

However the actual problem if it doesn't work at all is that there is no driver for your card.

You can try installing package linux-firmware from Kali repo:
Bash:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install firmware-linux
Then either reboot or do commands below:
Bash:
sudo modprobe -rv ath10k_pci
sudo modprobe -v ath10k_pci

If this doesn't work there is a driver on github, but it's not maintained for 9 years:

If you have problems with this driver see this thread:
 
bro i used to load and unload the wiresless drivers and now my wiresless card got detected , which
is compat-wireless-2010-06-28 ,
however now the it is not able detect the wireless networks, more than 10 networks available in my surroundings but it finds nothing
for your better understanding i have been attached some screenshots


  1. wireless network adopter got detected
  2. but it cant find out the networks around
  3. even i used to restart the networkmanager
  4. in simple words it only detected not functioniing properly
    Screenshot from 2024-10-13 11-48-35.png
    Screenshot from 2024-10-13 11-48-13.png
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    Screenshot from 2024-10-13 11-48-35.png
    Screenshot from 2024-10-13 11-48-35.png
    n simple words it only detected not functioniing properly
 
i used to load and unload the wiresless drivers and now my wiresless card got detected , which
is compat-wireless-2010-06-28
You did this now or used to do before?
If no networks are detected it could be driver is not working right with your kernel.

Which commands did you use?
If those I shared then please share output (screenshot) of:
Bash:
sudo modinfo ath10k_pci

I'd try the driver from GitHub anyway.
 
i actually did that thing now,
for the first time my adoptor detected but it is not functioning
If no networks are detected it could be driver is not working right with your kernel.
i do think same also
Which commands did you use?
If those I shared then please share output (screenshot) of:
sudo apt update sudo apt install firmware-linux
i tried this one , it had been already installed within my machine
sudo modprobe -rv ath10k_pci sudo modprobe -v ath10k_pci


this doesn't work there is a driver on github, but it's not maintained for 9 years:
i was having a look , but doesnt went for it
Screenshot from 2024-10-13 12-31-36.png
 
bro i am looking forward for the solution from you , im thinking about installing the driver from the github what is your idea
then kindly instruct me how to install it
 
bro i am looking forward for the solution from you , im thinking about installing the driver from the github what is your idea
then kindly instruct me how to install it
Please share output of modinfo ath10k_pci
This will tell us more about the driver you use now and can be used for comparison if there is anything useful in the output.
 
i would like state few things

  1. during this issue all my wireless network was not working i.e;bluettoth,wifi
  2. it is continous malfuction for more than 1 year
  3. since i dual booted , on the hand all those wifi bluetooth are working perfecly on the windows
  4. for the first time my network adopter got deducted the for the first time and bluetooth is absolutely working fine now
  5. but once i restart these things vanish and again i have load and unload the compat-wireless-2010-06-28.tar.bz2
  6. however my wlan adoptor only got deducted and its not even functioning properly (not finding out the networks)
  7. i hope understand my concern
 
You can try the driver from GitHub but I suspect it will work fine just like this one doesn't work properly.

Problem with the one from GitHub is that it's for revision 30 and it asks for some patches to be done to old kernel, and also because it was tested in much older kernel.

But you can try it anyway.

Note that the install script will reboot system, and I'm not sure if current driver needs to be removed first.
Don't install qca9377_hw1.1_for_linux_4.4-rc2.patch because this likely applies to older kernel only.

edit:

it will be better if you provide step by step insruction as i am frustared with this one
On GitHub page click on green "Code" button and there is "Download zip", download it and save somewhere.

Extract downloaded zip file to a new directory.
Open up terminal and cd into that new directory, e.g.

Bash:
cd ~/Downloads/Qualcomm-Atheros-QCA9377-Wifi-Linux-master/
chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh

It will ask for reboot, confirm it and upon reboot run this command:

Bash:
lsmod | grep ath

The command will list atheros drivers and this one should already be loaded.
Test your wifi.
 
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It is not working
Please be more specific which portion does not work? shortcut keys or rm command or something else?

Here is alternative option:

When you boot up Kali instead of choosing first entry "Kali GNU\Linux" choose "Advanced options for Kali Linux..." and there choose "recovery mode"

After initial boot it will ask to press enter to continue, press it.
Does this boot up system?

edit:

It is not working I am still on the same page,the login console it not opening up
Try CTRL + ALT + F1 instead.

And please confirm you tried "recovery mode" in GRUB, in recovery mode the driver should not load and system should boot normally.
try also CTRL + ALT + F1 in recovery mode.
 
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Somehow I used to reach the login console,there after I tried the comments that you provided however no expected results. I am feeling little nervous and feared
 
Somehow I used to reach the login console,there after I tried the comments that you provided however no expected results.
Do again into login screen and login with your credentials.

Once you're on CLI cd into directory where driver was extracted, e.g.
Bash:
cd ~/Downloads/Qualcomm-Atheros-QCA9377-Wifi-Linux-master/
Then do cd qca9377
And then run sudo make uninstall

This will uninstall the driver.
 
Bro I think the problem is not with the quolcom drivers I think it is with the first one which indtalledd
 
Bro I think the problem is not with the quolcom drivers I think it is with the first one which indtalledd
I don't know what's wrong because wifi driver shouldn't block UI session.

Because terminal session works it tells us that it's not driver issue because otherwise kernel wouldn't boot but it does, only UI doesn't work.

If you did something else, other than installing this driver you'll need to undo it.

Here is additional info:

btw. you can also use sudo less /var/log/boot.log in terminal session to see where and what fails.
 
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