11.10 Ubuntu installation cannot access Graphics & Wireless drivers

We'll need a little information to provide any help. Please run the following in a terminal and cut/paste the results here:
sudo lshw -C network
rfkill list
lsb_release -a
Your machine is probably fine, just a matter of getting the right software set up. Unfortunately, the wireless setup causes problems, partly a result of proprietary software which is not allowed in the automatic installation.

Hi,
Thanks for the response.
Ran command in terminal and got this reply:

        Hardware Lister (lshw) - B.02.15
        Usage: lsw [-format] [-options ...]

        -version print program version (B.02.15)

        format can be
                -html output hardware tree as HTML
                -xml " " " " as xml
                -short output hardware paths
                -businfo output bus info

        options can be
                - class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
                -C CLASS same as above
                -c CLASS same as above
                -disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cupid, etc.)

                -enable TEST enable " " " " " "
"
                -quiet don't display status
                -sanitize sanitize output (remove sensitive info like
serial numbers, etc.)
                -numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc)
end of command reply.

Should also add that I have limited mouse capacity along with everything
else, so have copied this 'by hand' as cannot work out how to 'cut and
paste' anything on the sick PC.

Thanks again for your support

Susan

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Subject: Re: [Question #177114]: 11.10 Ubuntu installation cannot
accessGraphics & Wireless drivers

Your question #177114 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/177114

    Status: Open => Needs information

Ubfan requested more information:

We'll need a little information to provide any help. Please run the
following in a terminal and cut/paste the results here:

sudo lshw -C network
rfkill list
lsb_release -a
Your machine is probably fine, just a matter of getting the right software
set up. Unfortunately, the wireless setup causes problems, partly a result
of proprietary software which is not allowed in the automatic installation.

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Try the commands again, they need to be exactly transcribed, all the output indicated was that the command (syntax) was bad.
No need to repeat the previous reply in your messages, it makes the web interface hard to read.
This output should give the wireless hardeware:
sudo lshw -C network

This output will give us the distribution you are currently running:
lsb_release -a

This output will give us the state of your wireless hardware/software switches
rfkill list

Sorry about excess in last reply, I've never tried this before and wasn't aware that literally everything popped up online from an email response!
Am working on an ancient laptop with several non functioning keys so hope I am reporting back correctly what I 'see' on the PC!

reply this time to first command:

*-network unclaimed; description: network controller product: AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI -Express)
vendor: Atheros Comms Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info:pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 01
width:64 bits
clock:33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
config: latency+0
resources: memory:f1100000-f110ffff
*-network UNCLAIMED
descrip:Ethernet controller
product: 82552 10/100 Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corp
physical id: 8
bus info:pci@0000:01:08.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHZ
capabilities pm cap_list
config: latency+64 maxlatency+56 mingnt+8
resources: memory:f1200000-f1200fff ioport:dc00(size+64)

the second command gave me:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Descrip: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric

the 'rfkill list' command gave no response of any description, not even a "not a valid command" so I suspect I'm not typing something correctly?
Susan

Try:

sudo modprobe ath9k

Then see if it starts working

No joy!
The command didn't appear to do anything other than check for my password

Take a look at question 177053 response #3, and follow Mark's instructions. You should use a usb or floppy to transfer the script/output if necessary, as it's too big to manually copy it. That will give us all the relevant info at once.

Many thanks to all who have assisted with my query. Just couldn't work out how to follow your last set of instructions with the limited mouse/system I had.

Happily help in human form locally came up with some relevant disks and found the missing drivers.

I now have my wireless connection up and running and can update my system directly.

Thanks again for your super support for an ignorant user!
Susan

You will learn with time dude. You aren't ignorant. It's just a new OS to you :)