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Wireless Card doesn't work

Asked by chuckmagic

Ok so I'm a total idiot when it comes to this. But, my pc is dual booting with vista and ubuntu 8.10. I can not connect to my wireless network and it appears that the wireless card isn't working with ubuntu at all. I think it may be a driver problem but for some extra information: the pc is a hp m9350f. I think the card is by Lite-on.

--The wireless light blinks in the front all the time when it is working in vista...but only in ubuntu does it stay lit all the time.

How do I get ubuntu to work with the wireless card?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using a LAN cable.

Then please follow this procedure:

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

Step 2: Run the following commands (copy-paste each line below to the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)

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

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

Regards,

Mark

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Jonathon Hodges (jonblondie) said : 		#2

It's also helpful to plug in the wired connection like Mark suggests and then seeing if there are any restricted Hardware Drivers available for your wifi card.

Administration -> Hardware Drivers

That's all it takes on a couple of laptops I've tried, other ones like the one on my friend's Dell Inspiron need a bit more fiddling first.

Kind regards,
Jon

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chuckmagic (cmazed) said : 		#3

Is there another way without connecting without a LAN cable?
I don't have one long enough.

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WacoJohn (johnbooth) said : 		#4

I'm kinda new at it too, . have about a week ahead of you. You need to connect w/ ethernet cable so you can download drivers for your wireless device ... or that is what I had to do.

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