I am a long term linux user but new to OpenWRT. I installed OpenWRT 24.10, the (single) Intel wired NIC shows up just fine and I can SSH to the box. However there is no wireless option in LuCI, and the wireless configuration file is empty. After a while I figured out that I needed to install the ath9k packages, but that didn't seem to help. I am at a loss as to what I need to do now, so any help is appreciated. I have tried rebooting and running "wifi reconf" but it doesn't seem to have much effect.
root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# dmesg | grep ath
[ 6.041800] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[ 6.043041] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# iw list
...
Band 2:
Capabilities: 0x11ef
RX LDPC
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
Frequencies:
* 5180.0 MHz [36] (18.0 dBm)
* 5200.0 MHz [40] (18.0 dBm)
* 5220.0 MHz [44] (18.0 dBm)
* 5240.0 MHz [48] (18.0 dBm)
* 5260.0 MHz [52] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5280.0 MHz [56] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5300.0 MHz [60] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5320.0 MHz [64] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5500.0 MHz [100] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5520.0 MHz [104] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5540.0 MHz [108] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5560.0 MHz [112] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5580.0 MHz [116] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5600.0 MHz [120] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5620.0 MHz [124] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5640.0 MHz [128] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5660.0 MHz [132] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5680.0 MHz [136] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5700.0 MHz [140] (18.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
* 5745.0 MHz [149] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5765.0 MHz [153] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5785.0 MHz [157] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5805.0 MHz [161] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
* 5825.0 MHz [165] (18.0 dBm) (no IR)
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 2048, #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8, #{ P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ IBSS } <= 1,
total <= 2048, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match, radar detect widths: { 20 MHz (no HT), 20 MHz, 40 MHz }