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how to make my wireless adapter work on ubuntu 8.04 32 bit

Asked by hirasdo

Hi..

I'm a new user of ubuntu 8.04

My laptop is acer extensa 4620 z.
But i don't know how to make my wireless adapter work..
My adapter is broadcom..

I really have no idea how to make it works.

Please help me.
Thanks.

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#1

to try to get your wifi working go to System → Administration → Software Sources click on the Updates tab, then check the box for Unsupported updates (intrepid-backports). after you've enabled the backports update your ubuntu software from a terminal with the commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

you may need to reboot. after that go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and enable any restricted drivers you have available. if that doesnt work Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

lshw -C network

post the results here

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#2

whoops, i just noticed you were on 8.04. can you install 8.10 instead? it has better support for wifi adaptors.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

Hi,

Please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following commands (type each then hit <enter>)

sudo iwlist scanning
nm-tool
iwconfig
ifconfig
sudo lshw -C network
lspci -nn
lsusb
uname -a
dmesg | grep ound
dmesg | grep illswitch

Step 3: Post results (cut/paste terminal output from each command) here

Regards,

Mark

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