Ubuntu 8.04.1 - Intel Pro/Wireless 3945AGB Solution (w/o Duct Tape)?

[NoOp]

On 07/20/2008 09:21 AM, Odean H. Goforth wrote:
> I am wanting to migrate from Windows to Linux.  However my wireless card
> will not work with the current release of Ubuntu.  I am using a Dell
> Notebook E1505 with an Intel Pro/Wireless 3945AGB card.  This card worked
> fine with Ubuntu 7.10.
> 
>  
> 
> Will this card be supported in the Linux community or not?  I have been able
> to fine reference to many people having the same problem I am however I am
> finding no solutions to the problem only "Duct Tape" fixes that don't work.

It appears that it is an issue with Intel:

http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/
  http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1579
[Bugzilla – Bug 1579 iwl3945 does not detect all AP's and is too slow
for NetworkManager]

You can try the suggestions:
1. Install linux-image-generic and linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic
2. Try comment #15.

Other places to check:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=3945ABG&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>