Wireless Ubuntu

Started by John-117 October 23rd, 2010 5:32 PM
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So in my laptop, I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04 in 7, I can connect through wireless, but in Ubuntu not. I think it suppose to show any wireless network near me, but nothing shows up and it said wireless is not ready something like that. When I plug the cable in, the wireless change to disconnected. How I can fix that?

TheAppleFreak

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Sounds like your wireless card driver isn't installed in Ubuntu. Search Google for your hardware, download the required card, and use Terminal/some install utility to install the driver, shut down and reboot. I'm not an Ubuntu expert, so I don't know.

twocows

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Find your card model (lspci in terminal might help) and look it up on linuxwireless.org. Find the proper drivers and download them.

Alternately, your card manufacturer might have their own Linux drivers if you can find them (though it's unlikely).
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twocows

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Please type lspci | less into a terminal emulator (open a Run Application window and type xterm to open one). Look for a line that says "wireless" somewhere on it. Look for the thing that comes after it on linuxwireless.org or Google for it.
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