installer does not find a network - but a live system does ... wtf?

[Nathan Bahn]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Andi Meier <andimeier at gmx.net> wrote:

> *bump*
>
> in short terms: Ubuntu cannot find any working network although it is
> there. Here come the symptoms:
>
> (everything on the same PC:)
>
>  (case a) boot Ubuntu Live 10.04 from USB flash drive => Ubuntu is able to
> retrieve IP address via DHCP => OK
>
>  (case b) boot Ubuntu 10.04 from harddrive (installed system) => Ubuntu is
> not able to find ANY DHCP server, is
>      not even able to detect any network, also with static IP it is not
> able to find any network
>
>  (case c) launch Ubuntu 10.04 installer from USB flash drive => same as
> (case b): unable to find any network or any DHCP server
>
> How is this possible? I don't have a clue.
>
> Cheers,
> Andi
>
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A.M.--
I don´t know if this will work, but have you tried using the Synaptic
Package Manager to enable the Wicd?
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