No Wi-fi hardware in 12.04.2 but connected in 13.04

[J]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 4:21 AM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/14/2013 03:17 PM, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
>>
>> My friend bought  a new Dell Inspiron 15 (Model No: 3521) with "Atheros
>> AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter".
>>
>> First I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on it where Bluetooth seemed to be
>> enabled but no sign of any wi-fi hardware availability in the 'Network
>> Connections' tab. Tried backports, Madwifi but in vain
>>
>> Now I erased and installed Ubuntu 13.04 and everything is working like a
>> charm
>>
>> Now I'd like to know if -- my 12.04.2 image/writing method was corrupt?
>>                                      -- OR this particular hardware was
>> unsupported by 12.04.2?
>>
>
> From what I have read here on this list, most problems like that occur when
> the direct install is used off of the CD, instead of launching the install
> from the live session. Maybe that's the difference?

There should be no difference between installing from the "Install
Ubuntu" option in the boot menu of the ISO and installing via the
"Install Ubuntu" launcher in the live session.  I think the difference
is in using the "Install updates during installation" option or
whatever it's called, PRESUMING that there is an updated kernel that
includes a driver.

That or hooking the system up via cat-5 after install and then doing
the update to latest SRU packages and/or running jockey to install 3rd
party drivers.

That said, 12.04.3 may also work as it, IIRC has the same or later
kernel than 13.04 so should include the same hardware support.

Jeff