[ubuntu-uk] Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG

[taufanlubis]

On Sat, 2007-12-08 at 13:18 +0000, Tony Travis wrote:

> Alan Pope wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:02:24PM +0000, Kris Douglas wrote:
> >> Hi, I'm  having trouble loading the wireless driver for the ipw3945 on this
> >> Asus laptop. The chip can be seen in the hardware list, but i can not access
> >> wifi on PCL/ Ubuntu and I dont know why I have at least four other machines
> >> that are running this or a very similar chip and i do not have trohble, but
> >> in any linux distro i can not access the wifi. The only way I can actually
> >> get on is by using an external usb wifi dongle.... Any ideas?
> >>
> > 
> > The 3945 is supported in Ubuntu, my Toshiba laptop has one.
> > 
> > It has an issue that I _think_ is down to network manager in that it refuses 
> > to associate with an AP when first booted, however it works if I use the 
> > wired connection first.


Have you try to use Ndiswrapper?
Use your original driver for windows in Ubuntu.
http://taufanlubis.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/how-to-install-wlan-pcmcia-ieee-80211b-wilan-card-in-ubuntu/

Cheers,

Taufan Lubis
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