I just helped setup a friend at work with Ubuntu 8.04. We also had issues with getting the Atheros AR5007EG Wireless
card working on his new Toshiba (64-bit). We used that exact UbuntuGeek link
step-by-step and it worked like a charm.<br><br>-Simon<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 1:25 AM, Michael TheZorch Haney <<a href="mailto:thezorch@gmail.com">thezorch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Collins Richey wrote:<br>
> A little googling never hurts. According to this thread, you need<br>
> ndiswrapper and the windows drivers for the card. This may not be<br>
> exactly your card and Ubuntu release, but the principles are the same.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-setup-atheros-ar5007eg-wireless-on-feisty-fawn-with-ndiswrapper.html" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-setup-atheros-ar5007eg-wireless-on-feisty-fawn-with-ndiswrapper.html</a><br>
><br>
</div>I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, the AMD64 bit version, and I'm trying to get my<br>
wireless adapter to work. Now the "Hardware Drivers" (formerly called<br>
"Restricted Drivers") screen which you find under the Administration<br>
menu shows the drivers from the Athena AR5007EG Wireless Adapter is<br>
"checked" and the Status says it is "In Use". Why would I need<br>
ndiswrapper for this device if Ubuntu already reports that the drivers<br>
are already installed and working? What I need is a way to configure a<br>
connection to the wireless router which I haven't been able to find.<br>
Under Administration~~>Network I find the options for configuring an<br>
Ethernet and PPP Network connection, but nothing for wireless.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">> I'm confused. This sounds like Windows terminology. What does your<br>
> /usr/X11/xorg.conf file say. If you're using the 'nv'; driver, you're<br>
> not using the native drivers. If you are using 'nvidia', then you are<br>
> using the native drivers. What happened during/after the install. I<br>
> thought that Ubuntu had a builtin procedure these days to offer to<br>
> install the native drivers?<br>
</div>There is nothing to be confused about. When I selected the Nvidia<br>
driver in Hardware Drivers under the Administration menu Ubuntu<br>
downloaded the drivers from the repo. I restarted and tried to enable<br>
Desktop Effects under Appearances. This should let me access to the 3D<br>
visual effects of Compiz Fusion through glx. On my laptop I can't it<br>
working. Desktop Effects fails to enable, which is the message I get<br>
when I tried to use them, and the Hardware Drivers screen shows the<br>
Nvidia drivers are checked but its status is Not In Use. On my desktop<br>
where I have an Nvidia Geforce FX 5600 I have a very different problem.<br>
When I select the Nvidia drivers in Hardware Drivers, Ubuntu downloads<br>
them from the repo, and I restart my screen resolution is limited to<br>
640x480 and "Desktop Resolution" doesn't give me any other resolution<br>
options<br>
<br>
I'll take this to the Ubuntu support forums I guess.<br>
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