Kubuntu Wireless No Connect, Ubuntu Does v 10.10

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 in Kubuntu:

Step 1: In Kubuntu, 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 lsmod. 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 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|usb|witch|wl'; iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|witch|wl'; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod

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.

Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known) on this thread

Regards,

Mark

Thank you for your assistance... sorry for any confusion.

This is from a laptop and a wireless connection from there.
I did find a solution... by installing the 64 BIT version of Kubuntu, the
wireless works properly (it didnt with the 32 Bit Kubuntu)

So that is one possibility, I remember reading something once that the 64Bit
hardware sometimes requires the 64 Bit OS, Although Ubuntu 32 or 64 Bit
would work properly.

Mahalo, hope this helps others

Tori

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Mark Rijckenberg <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #140304 on gnome-nettool in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/140304
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested for more information:
> 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 in Kubuntu:
>
> Step 1: In Kubuntu, 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 lsmod. 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
>
> 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|usb|witch|wl';
> iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep
>
> 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|witch|wl';
> sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat
> /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod
>
> 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.
>
> Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if
> known) on this thread
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
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> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/140304
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>

Please set the thread status to "solved", if the issue is now solved. Thanks.

I can say the problem is solved - by changing the OS, but that is different than getting the KDE 32 bit to work with the laptop wireless. If someone is staying with the 32 bit they may wish to try your suggestions above.

Again, many thanks! The Linux/Ubuntu/Kubuntu community is awesome and its great to be ms free!