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gnome-nettool package

installation of drivers for wireless pci card

Asked by credibleidiot

just built pc running windows xp
long time sub to PCPro and wanted to look at linux son pleased to see ubuntu artcle in mag
burnt install cd and all went very well at installation
HOWEVER
just wasted 86.74% of the weekend trying to get this HOS to recognise my d-link dwl-g520 wireless card and get an internet connection
i've been in computers for 30 years but you don't make it easy
why won't ubuntu 10.04 recognise this card or even a USB wireless dongle??
there's nothing easy about this effort

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The make and model of the card is moot. DLink don't make the wireless chips they use, they buy them in and make adapters. We need to know the chip.

If you run:

sudo lshw -C network

and give the output please. I suggest you use a wired connection and get fully updated. The driver may simply be offered to you once you get connected.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

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

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from the https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word restart. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'ound|irmware|eth|ath|wl|ipw|rtl|rt2|b43|witch|ndiswrapper'; iwconfig; grep b43 /etc/modprobe.d/*; grep wl /etc/modprobe.d/*; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; sudo lsmod; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.

Regards,

Mark

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