Oh, here is what I found in /var/log/messages for the TP-Link:
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device
number 4 using ehci-platform
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: New USB device found,
idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: New USB device strings:
Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware
ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
Sep 12 17:09:22 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface
driver ath9k_htc
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW:
ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost kernel: ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC
initialized with 33 credits
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost kernel: ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW
Version: 1.4
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost kernel: ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: On
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost kernel: ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost NetworkManager[765]: <info> [1505250563.8303]
manager: (wlan0): 'wifi' plugin not available; creating generic device
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost systemd: Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch
Status...
Sep 12 17:09:23 localhost NetworkManager[765]: <info> [1505250563.8859]
manager: (wlan0): new Generic device
(/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4)
Sep 12 17:09:24 localhost systemd-udevd: link_config: autonegotiation is
unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Sep 12 17:09:24 localhost crda: setting regulatory domain to US based on
timezone (America/New_York)
Sep 12 17:09:24 localhost NetworkManager[765]: <info> [1505250564.2765]
rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at
/sys/devices/platform/soc@01c00000/1c14000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/ieee80211/phy1/rfkill1)
(driver ath9k_htc)
Sep 12 17:09:24 localhost audit: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0
auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0
msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Sep 12 17:09:24 localhost systemd: Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
Sep 12 17:09:29 localhost audit: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0
auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0
msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[root@localhost ~]#
On 09/12/2017 05:02 PM, Peter Robinson wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm(a)htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>> I just put down a fresh image:
>>
>> fedora-arm-image-installer
>> --image=/home/rgm/arm/Fedora-Server-armhfp-26-1.5-sda.raw.xz
>> --target=Cubieboard2 --media=/dev/sdb --norootpass --selinux=ON --addconsole
>>
>> booted up via a USBTTY dongle, set the timezone, hostname, and root
>> password. Continued and logged in.
>>
>> No dnf update. This is the software levels shipped.
>>
>> After logging in, inserted the wifi USB dongle and and same bad results. So
> What make/model/chipset/driver? You need to provide more information
> that "usb dongle"
>
>> I believe there is some key component missing for wifi support via nmcli in
> There isn't, I use it literally on dozens of different ARM devices
> exactly as you define above, there might well be with your specific
> version USB dongle but it's not generally got an issue.
>
>> the minimal server. It works just fine with the F26-Xfce image and the
>> Centos7-arm image.
>>
>> So please give me some idea of what may be missing. I am happy to test
>> installing and getting this working. In fact I really NEED to get this
>> working by Nov 5 when I leave for pre-IETF travel...
> I don't see what the travel has to do with this bug report
>
>> thanks
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On 09/08/2017 10:33 AM, Peter Robinson wrote:
>>> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm(a)htt-consult.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I took my F26 cubieboard to a hackathon where all they have here is
>>>> wireless.
>>>>
>>>> So I put in a wifi usb dongle and see wlan0 available:
>>>>
>>>> # nmcli device status
>>>>
>>>> DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
>>>>
>>>> eth0 ethernet unavailable --
>>>>
>>>> lo loopback unmanaged --
>>>>
>>>> wlan0 wifi unmanaged --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I create a connection:
>>>>
>>>> nmcli con add con-name cobo ifname wlan0 type wifi ssid CoboFree
>>> I use "nmcli device wifi connect SSID-Name password wireless-password"
>>> regularly on F-26 without issue to connect to wireless networks
>>>