Activation of a wireless Network

[Robert Lutaaya]

Hello Arthur,

Thank you very much, i will surely try it over the weekend and keep you
posted too.

All appreciated!

Robert

2008/8/15 Arthur H. Johnson II <arthur.johnson at gmail.com>

> Robert,
>
> I hear that the latest madwifi works, but I've never tried it.  I have
> Xubuntu 8.04.1 on an Acer 5315 and I had to use ndiswrapper to get the
> wireless to work.  Here are the steps I took, in general, to get
> wireless up:
>
> 1. First, blacklist ath_pci:
> # sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
> ( Add 'blacklist ath_pci' to the end of the file )
>
> 2. Install ndiswrapper-utils.  The package for me was
> ndiswrapper-utils-1.9, but I'm on Hardy.  It is probably different on
> gutsy.
>
> 3. Download the XP drivers for the Atheros wireless card.   The version
> that worked for me was 5.3.0.67.  I had to hunt a little for these.  DO
> NOT get the vista drivers, they do not work.  Truth be told, I
> downloaded these back when it was running Gutsy, and don't remember
> where I got them from.  I burned the drivers to a CD-R and have used the
> same one since.
>
> 4. Uncompress the drivers in a safe location.  I put mine in /drv.  Find
> the XP-x32 directory under Drivers.  That is the 32 bit driver, which is
> the one I used.  Run:
> # ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf
> You will get a few errors about bits and whatnot.  Ignore them.
>
> 5. Edit /etc/modules and add 'ndiswrapper' to the bottom of the file.
>
> 6. Reboot
>
> 7. Profit!
>
>
>
> Robert Lutaaya wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I salute you all; New member to the list.
> >
> > I have just acquired an aspire 4315 laptop, installed is Ubuntu 7:10
> > OS. I cant access the wireless card however its detected (Atheros)
> >
> > Should i go ahead and download the madawifi 0.9.4 file to boost ma
> > note book?
> >
> > kind regards
> >
> > --
> > Robert K Lutaaya
> >
> >
> > Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Dad!
>
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-- 
Robert K Lutaaya


Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Dad!
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