Vista kills Ubuntu wireless

[Young]

NoOp wrote:
> 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?
>
>   
You're right. How about the Intel 5100 instead?
System|Administration|Hardware Drivers shows no proprietary drivers in use.



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