Need help with wireless card.

[jerry]

NoOp wrote:
> On 02/03/2009 03:45 PM, jerry wrote:
>   
>> I am using Kubuntu 8.04.2.
>> lspci says I have Atheros Communications Inc. ar2413 802.11 bg NIC (REV 01).
>> I had been using kernel 2.6.24-16-generic and could enter the ESSID and 
>> password, and the wireless would work.
>>
>> A few weeks ago the updates installed a new kernel 2.6.24-23-generic and 
>> since then I cannot even get the card recognized by iwconfig.
>> iwconfig says
>> lo   no wireless extensions
>> eth0 no wireless extensions
>>
>> I figure there must be something not implemented in the new kernel that 
>> prevents the wireless from working, but I cannot find it. Even if I did 
>> find out what it was I would not know how to correct it short of 
>> recompiling the kernel.
>>
>> I would appreciate any help to get the wireless card working with the 
>> new kernel.
>>
>>     
>
> Does the card still work if you boot into -16?
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?complete=0&hl=en&q=ubuntu+%2Bhardy+%2BAtheros+%2Bar2413>
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Atheros
> [search on atheros from there]
> ** OT: anyone notice that Google has taken over help.ubuntu.com?
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Madwifi
>
> Might be of help.
>
> Do you have the -23 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-23-generic
> installed? Perhaps:
>
> sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-restricted-modules madwifi-tools
>
> might work?
>
>
>
>   
Great it works. I just installed the restricted drivers and 
madwifi-tools and was able to enter ESSID and password and was on line.
Thanks a lot NoOp. I will post a new question to find out how to save 
those settings.
Jerry