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cant get wifi after installation

Asked by Patrick

Hello there.
I am a relatively experienced computer user and I know my way around Windows and a bit of Unix. I am more of a "knowledgeable driver" than a "mechanic" to make a car analogy.

I installed ubuntu from a cd I downloaded and I was so impressed with it that I decided to have a go with setting up a pc at home to try it out.

The installation ran fine. It immediately recognized my WIFI usb card (a very obscure card for which I have no drivers ) and I was on the net immediately. Very Impressive!!!!

The software updates, however, killed my WIFI and it does not want to come back. This seems to be a very common problem and I am intrigued why there is no clearer resolution.

I have searched the web for the answer but all suggestions are to re-install the drivers for the card. Fair enough but the card was working fine prior to the updates! My WiFI card manufacturer does not have linux drivers.

Is there a fix for this problem? The solution cannot be "platform dependent" as it was working fine prior to the updates.

I am keen to give Ubuntu a try but the lack of a clear solution for such a widespread bug makes it hard to feel confident!

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Patrick

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ybaruss (yabruss) said : 		#1

I will not give any usable answer but because I am having also issue with my WiFi board driver I would say that in order to solve the problem some technical details should be provided :

You should open a console (App->Accessories->Terminal) and copy paste results of those commands:
> uname -a
> sudo lshw (then enter root password).
> sudo lspci -vvnn
> lsusb

Also have you an idea of versions of kernel you had when the problem appears ?
Just trying to help.

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Patrick (p-ward-ramdohr) said : 		#2

Ybaruss,
I sincerely thank you for your assistance and offer to help. However...
I gave UBUNTU a go. Very impressive OS until you actually try to do something. It really requires you to have a deeper understanding of unix. Compiling, cmake, etc... etc... too complicated.. life is too short.
I think that at this stage I will just stick to Windows until Linux gets more user friendly.
Cheers
Patrick

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Subject: Re: [Question #54271]: Wireless Stopped Working after "Updates"

Your question #54271 on linux in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/54271

    Status: Open => Needs information

ybaruss requested for more information:
I will not give any usable answer but because I am having also issue
with my WiFi board driver I would say that in order to solve the problem
some technical details should be provided :

You should open a console (App->Accessories->Terminal) and copy paste results of those commands:
> uname -a
> sudo lshw (then enter root password).
> sudo lspci -vvnn
> lsusb

Also have you an idea of versions of kernel you had when the problem appears ?
Just trying to help.

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crazybyte (vlzoltan) said : 		#3

Hi! If you the WiFi card you use is based on the rtl8187 chip please look at the following bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/284308. I had the same problem and the suggestion at the bottom of the page solved it. It is due to a mixup and it seems the wrong module is loaded so blacklisting helps as a workaround.

Cheers!

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ybaruss (yabruss) said : 		#4

I say that in Ubuntu 10.04 new LTS release this problem is solved.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#5

So please mark this question as solved....

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