How to solve Qualcomm Atheros driver problem on ubuntu 16.04?

Question

I already install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I find out my wireless doesn't work.

Ubuntu cant recognize my wireless on Asus k556uq .

my wireless card is Qualcomm Atheros device 0042 (rev30)

it was output of lspci terminal command .

Please [edit] your question and add output of `lspci -knn | grep Net -A2; uname -a; rfkill list; dmesg | grep ath` terminal command. — Pilot6, Dec 10 '16 at 15:28
Do you have a connection to the internet by wire on this laptop? — Jeremy31, Dec 10 '16 at 21:22

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '16 at 12:18

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You need to connect to the internet by wire and update your system by

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

It will install the required firmware.

answered Dec 10 '16 at 12:18

Pilot6

Doesn't work brow – Saber rezaei Dec 10 '16 at 15:25
Did you reboot? – Pilot6 Dec 10 '16 at 15:29
yes brow :((((((((((((((((((( – Saber rezaei Dec 11 '16 at 06:44
Did you find a solution, I am facing a similar issue. – coderunner Oct 10 '17 at 06:05

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