Ubuntu, Wireless, and my laptop

[Terry Snyder]

On Jan 13, 2008 7:56 PM, jherald <jherald at neo.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello... I recently downloaded ubuntu for desktop and installed it on my
> > > laptop. My laptop is an Emachines M6805. Once I installed Ubuntu, I
> > > tried to get the wireless to work. I couldn't. Then I realized that the
> > > "radio" for my wireless wasn't turned on, and to do so, I have to press
> > > the function button and the F2 button at the same time. Well, under
> > > Ubuntu, this didn't work. I don't know if the drivers in Ubuntu wouldn't
> > > work with my keyboard, or they wouldn't work with my internal wireless
> > > card. Could you possibly look into this and let me know how I might be
> > > able to get my laptop to connect wireless under ubuntu?
>
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When turning on your computer there is a bios screen that appears
before the OS loads.  Press what ever key it takes to get into the
setup of the bios.  Turn on your wireless card there first.  Then try
to install the wireless card drivers.

I don't have an eMachine but I would guess that would work.  On the
new Dell laptops there is a physical switch that turns on and off the
wifi cards.  Dell has moved away from the F2 key like they used to on
their older Latitude D600 and D610.  Which I have Ubuntu installed on
and the wireless is working on.

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