AR242x wireless chipset not working in Ubuntu

If lshw does not detect it, drivers will not help. Maybe it is disabled in the BIOS?

To help you better we need some infos about your hardware so please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

lspci

lspci is lower of LSPCI

copy and paste result here.

Thank you

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Hi heres the results please expalin about BIOS?

No need to go to BIOS. The device is here:

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

Try to see if there is a driver for it in the restricted manager (Hardware Devices Manager). If not you will probably need to install the madwifi drivers. The instructions are here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789824

hoe do i see if the driver is in the restricted devices manager.
can you talk me through it as i have limited knowledge only first week ever using ubuntu

there is a message in propriety drivers to say there is "support fot atheros wireless LAN cards" and this is showing as enabled.
Also "atheros hardware /access layer (HAL)" and this is also enabled.

If it enabled it should work. Can you open a terminal (shell) and type: sudo iwconfig ?

Paste the output here.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions

Hi JohnnyB,

Please following the instructions from forumuser "reasoner" at this location:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=902860&highlight=AR242x

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

Can you post the output of lshw once again?

  sudo lshw -C network

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -C network
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 1
       bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:1b:38:f3:78:70
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.9 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

i'm installing ubuntu onto drive so that might help to activate it because i was just workign of disk drive CD before. What do you think?

*-network UNCLAIMED : This means no drivers

OK Try to use the madwifi drivers

I think Mark's link would be the most suitable to follow.

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
i persevered and it worked

thanks to both of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!