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network and OS switching issues

Asked by Mark A. CRaft

So I recently installed Ubuntu 10.4 onto my computer. I installed it side-by-side with windows, so I could test and compare it long term.
However, now it seems that instead of installing the new OS together it simple erased windows.
Regardless I was intending to switch completely, so no harm I suppose.
Although there was some documentation that i would greatly appreciate retrieving and would like to know what way could I change my default OS?
Also I'm having problems logging onto wireless Internet; it would appear that "Wired Network" is working but wireless simple says, "disconnected." I assume that I need to activate it or download the proper drivers, but I have no [wired] Internet access currently.
So is this a common problem?
and how do I fix it?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network

Thanks

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Mark A. CRaft (mark1139) said : 		#2

 *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: MCP67 Ethernet
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: a
       bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: a2
       serial: 00:16:d3:f3:29:80
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.64 latency=0 link=no maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 multicast=yes port=MII
       resources: irq:27 memory:fc488000-fc488fff ioport:30f8(size=8) memory:fc489c00-fc489cff memory:fc489800-fc48980f
  *-network
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
       version: 02
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
       resources: irq:22 memory:fc000000-fc003fff
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:1a:73:b2:3c:6b
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Use a wired driver and use this guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx

Will be fine

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Mark A. CRaft (mark1139) said : 		#4

Well, thank you much.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

The broadcom 43xx chip is very common as it is cheap, broadcmo have made a nice thing to make the driver :)