Vista kills Ubuntu wireless

[NoOp]

On 09/02/2009 01:53 PM, Young wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
...
>>
>> 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.
> 

That makes a difference:

<https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text="Intel+5100"+%2BVista&field.actions.search=Search>
<https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=Intel+WiFi+5100+%2Bvista&field.actions.search=Search>
<http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+%2Bwireless+%2Bvista+%2BIntel+5100&btnG=Search&complete=0&hl=en&sa=2>

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/256629
Maybe try backports?

Just for the heck of it, can you please provide the output of:

$ sudo iwlist scan

and

$ ifconfig