Is Killer -n/a/ac 1535 and E2400 Gigabit ethernet now supported out of the box? Killer's website says "latest Kernel updates are supported natively"!
Can someone please confirm?
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Here is a link from Killer's website: http://www.killernetworking.com/support/knowledge-base/17-linux/20-killer-wireless-ac-in-linux-ubuntu-debian It says, in part:
Killer 1525 and 1535 use the ath10k driver which is included in the latest kernel updates.
It then gives instructions to download and install the board-specific firmware. There are many questions and accepted answers on this site about ath10k_pci and firmware. Although I haven't the device myself, I expect that the process is trivial.
The ethernet has a page as well: http://www.killernetworking.com/support/knowledge-base/17-linux/21-killer-e2400-in-linux-ubuntu-debian It shows how to amend the source code to add the device ID of 1969:e0a1. The device ID is covered by default in 16.04 and should work with no additional effort.
This answer applies to kernel version 4.4.xx and later.
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I'm running 4.4.0.36 kernel, Ethernet interface product: Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, Wireless interface product: QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter. The last is Killer 1535. Both ran out of the box. Hope that helps.
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Long story short, even with Kernel 4.10.0.x you still need to get the Killer 1525/1535 firmware by yourself, and then compile and modprob them before your wireless is up and running. For this, since you need to be connected to the internet, I recommend getting a small USB wifi dongle. Either temporarily, or keep one handy for re-installation scenarios. Because if you have Killer ethernet as well, plugging in a fiber connection won't help.
Good news, however, is that the above is the hardest part of the process. Once you have a running internet connection, just run the following codes one by one, and your wifi will be up and running before you can say "contemporaneities" !
wget mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.164_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-firmware*.deb
sudo modprobe -r ath10k_pci && sudo modprobe ath10k_pci