Vista kills Ubuntu wireless

[NoOp]

On 09/02/2009 01:12 PM, Young wrote:
...
>> What chipset is the wireless? lspc will tell you:
>>
>> $ lspci
>>
>> Is it?
>> Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
>>
>> Have you loaded the wireless drivers?
>> System|Administration|Hardware Drivers
>> (note: you'll need to use a direct connect of course).
>>
>> If the drivers are loaded & activated, then I'll look here:
>>
>> <https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=BCM4312+%2BVista&field.actions.search=Search>
>>
>> Subtitute 'BCM4312' with the proper chipset if BCM4312 is not correct.
>>
>>
>>   
> The controller is Broadcom BCM5784M    rev. 10

Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit
Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)

is the hardwired ethernet nic, so I suspect that you have the BCM4312
wireless chipset. You still didn't answer my question as to whether or
not you have the wireless drivers installed via
System|Administration|Hardware Drivers - what does that show?

> 
> But, if it's a driver issue, why would the LiveCD work before Vista was 
> activated?