[ubuntu-uk] [SOLVED] 10.04 Wireless Toshiba Portege PP041E
Daniel Case
danielcase10 at googlemail.com
Tue Jul 13 23:37:08 BST 2010
Dave,
I have just found this message in my spam box, could explain why there was
little response, it appears
Google has decided it was spam due to the title.
Dan
On 3 July 2010 18:33, <daveg at boavon.plus.com> wrote:
> Stand down all you guys attempting to help with my problem. All is now
> solved. I took the easy way out, after a bit of internet reading. My
> advice to anyone else suffering from not being able to get their internal
> wireless card to work under 10.4 LTS is to do as follows:-
> 1. Via System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager search for
> Network Management Framework and mark the obvious ones for removal
> 2. Then apply. (but see health warning at 3 below first)
> 3. Don't worry, it should not lose your connection as such whether that
> is via a hardwire interface or a USB Adaptor (can't vouch for the latter
> though - I'm guessing). If you are feeling unlucky, then do step 4 below
> before applying.
> 4. Still in Synaptic Package Manager search for wicd and mark all you see
> for installation. You should be able to download the packages without
> actually installing them if you chickened out at step 2 and 3 above. If
> you went ahead then once all is finished you should be able to go to
> Applications > Internet > Wicd Network Manager. You should see all your
> interfaces - wired, inbuilt wifi card and probably any USB or even pcmcia
> adapators. Just configure simply - decide your preference and connect.
> Simple. Shutdown and the re-boot and all is well with the world! Now why
> the heck wicd as the network manager is not part of 10.04 as the standard
> as opposed to the offering, I simply do not know.
> DaveG
>
> > A little update - but still need help. I have booted up live version of
> > 9.04 and guess what - yes Wifi works out of the box with no problems.
> > Previously tried booting up 10.04 live cd but no such luck.
> >
> > with 9.04 live the lshw -C Network output is as follows:-
> >
> > WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
> > *-network
> > description: Ethernet interface
> > product: 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
> > vendor: Intel Corporation
> > physical id: a
> > bus info: pci at 0000:00:0a.0
> > logical name: eth0
> > version: 0d
> > serial: 00:00:39:3f:46:a5
> > width: 32 bits
> > clock: 33MHz
> > capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
> > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=e100
> > driverversion=3.5.23-k6-NAPI firmware=N/A latency=64 maxlatency=56
> > mingnt=8 module=e100 multicast=yes
> > *-network:0
> > description: Wireless interface
> > physical id: 1
> > logical name: eth1
> > serial: 00:02:2d:6a:a2:d1
> > capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
> > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=orinoco driverversion=0.15
> > firmware=Lucent/Agere 8.10 ip=192.168.0.6 multicast=yes
> > wireless=IEEE 802.11b
> > *-network:1 DISABLED
> > description: Ethernet interface
> > physical id: 2
> > logical name: pan0
> > serial: 32:cc:2c:b8:e9:2a
> > capabilities: ethernet physical
> > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3
> > firmware=N/A multicast=yes
> >
> >
> > Previously on my installed 10.04 version the same command produced this
> > output:
> > *-network
> > description: Ethernet interface
> > product: 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
> > vendor: Intel Corporation
> > physical id: a
> > bus info: pci at 0000:00:0a.0
> > logical name: eth0
> > version: 0d
> > serial: 00:00:39:3f:46:a5
> > size: 10MB/s
> > capacity: 100MB/s
> > width: 32 bits
> > clock: 33MHz
> > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt
> > 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
> > configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100
> > driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=half firmware=N/A latency=64
> > link=no maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
> > resources: irq:11 memory:f7efe000-f7efefff ioport:eec0(size=64)
> > memory:f7ec0000-f7edffff
> > *-network
> > description: Wireless LAN Card
> > product: Version 01.01
> > vendor: TOSHIBA
> > physical id: 0
> > slot: Socket 0
> > resources: irq:11
> > *-network:0
> > description: Wireless interface
> > physical id: 2
> > logical name: wlan0
> > serial: 00:0f:cb:c0:fe:cd
> > capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
> > configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.0.8 multicast=yes
> > wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
> > *-network:1
> > description: Wireless interface
> > physical id: 3
> > logical name: eth1
> > serial: 00:02:2d:6a:a2:d1
> > capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
> > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=orinoco driverversion=0.15
> > firmware=Lucent/Agere 9.48 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE
> > 802.11b
> >
> > There are differences - but what do I need to do in 10.4 to make it work
> > like 9.04 live does? If its a driver issue I beg for some gentle hand
> > holding to put right. Seems to be some issues though about eth0 and
> eth1.
> > Is the wireless in 9.04 pretending to be a wired?
> >
> > Please help.
> > DaveG
> >
> >
> >> Still having problems getting wifi working and now working off hardwire
> > I/F in case my usb wifi was confusing matters. Still searching around
> the
> >> net for some clues on how to fix but it seems there is nobody with any
> > definitive answers :)
> >>
> >> ### When does a new LTS become a downgrade when one of the fundamental
> > functions ceases to work? I was fine with 8.04!!!!! ###
> >>
> >> Did find a shell routine though at
> >>
> http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/index.php/collectNWData.sh/Benutzeranleitung/Usersguide-von/of-collectNWData.html#English
> > which has given me a text file with a whole bunch of diagnostics which I
> > can trawl through again for clues to fix. Unless, of course, you guys
> can
> >> give me some shortcuts.
> >> I have placed the diagnostics at http://nopaste.info/300bd4a258.htmlfor
> > your edification.
> >> Still in hope,
> >> DaveG
> >
> >
>
>
>
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