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I am simply looking for where I can download the drivers(source code is fine, doesn't have to be precompiled) for my wifi adapter. My laptop manufacture is Lenovo and the model is Z50-75. The wifi adapter is a Qualcomm Atheros AR9565. Thank you for reading this and taking the time to help me. Let me know if you need anymore information. Also, I tried looking on Lenovo's website but I couldn't find them there.

Update 2: I misread the comments. I updated the question again to put what was asked here.

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no

3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

Update 3: I upgraded to 15.10 for the 4.2 kernel and the adapter didn't work after the upgrade. I was surprised, because I thought that would fix the problem.

Update 4: I deiced to run Windows 10 on the computer instead. I do enjoy using Linux and the freedoms that come with it(ie; desktop environments, running mostly open source software) but I just changed my mind. Thank you again everyone for helping me, I feel bad because I feel like I have wasted your time, but if I do happen to change my mind I will have this question to reference to. If I ever did want to test the latest distros, there are always virtual machines I could use.

Tyler Santos
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  • You usually don't need special drivers for Linux. Unless something isn't working, there is no issue here. – TheWanderer Feb 03 '16 at 02:10
  • @Zacharee1, I was asking because I can only connect to the Internet via Ethernet. My wifi adapter isn't being shown. – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 02:14
  • That should have been your question :p. In Linux, asking for drivers does not imply that the device isn't working. – TheWanderer Feb 03 '16 at 02:15
  • Take a look at this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/339724/atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wireless-card-doesnt-work-after-updating – TheWanderer Feb 03 '16 at 02:15
  • And this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/453033/qualcomm-atheros-qca9565-ar9565-wireless-network-adapter-ubuntu-14-04 – TheWanderer Feb 03 '16 at 02:16
  • So I would have to install the proper drivers through backports? Also, when I do ifconfig I don't see my wifi adapter listed. Only ethernet. – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 02:32
  • Please edit the question to add results for `lscpi -nnk | grep -iA2 net; rfkill list all` thanks – Jeremy31 Feb 03 '16 at 11:15
  • @Jeremy31, The output from that was 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 21:58
  • @Jeremy31, Sorry if it is difficult to read. – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 21:59
  • @TylerSantos But can YOU read. Please try to read the comments again carefully and do what you were asked. – Pilot6 Feb 03 '16 at 22:16
  • Tyler, run `wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && chmod +x wireless-info && ./wireless-info` and paste the contents of the wireless-info.txt file at paste.ubuntu.com and post the URL it gives you – Jeremy31 Feb 03 '16 at 22:29
  • @Jeremy31, here is the link. ( http://paste.ubuntu.com/14872204/ ) – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 22:35
  • You don't have an AR9565 it is a QCA6164 – Jeremy31 Feb 03 '16 at 22:46
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    Possible duplicate of [My wifi Qualcomm Atheros Device \[168c:0041\] (rev 20) doesn't show up and work in Ubuntu 14.04.3 on Lenovo flex 3 14](http://askubuntu.com/questions/678145/my-wifi-qualcomm-atheros-device-168c0041-rev-20-doesnt-show-up-and-work-in) – Jeremy31 Feb 03 '16 at 22:46
  • @Jeremy31, Oh. Sorry about that. I don't know how I got the QCA6164 mixed up with the AR9565. – Tyler Santos Feb 03 '16 at 22:49
  • You need to install the backports and firmware from the [duplicate](http://askubuntu.com/questions/678145/my-wifi-qualcomm-atheros-device-168c0041-rev-20-doesnt-show-up-and-work-in), the dkms doesn't work in 4.2 kernels – Jeremy31 Feb 05 '16 at 11:32

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