[xubuntu-users] Wireless scanning depends on the linux kernel

[Nicolas Ferré]

Nils Kassube a écrit :
> Nicolas Ferré wrote:
>> I think it is already a proprietary driver. The "lspci" command gives
>> me:
>>
>> 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
>> [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
> 
> The Intel 3945 has an open source driver and I don't think there is a 
> proprietary driver for that card because Intel actively supports the 
> Linux kernel development for their chips. I don't know if this helps 
> with Jaunty but I remember that many people had problems with Intel 
> wireless cards in the past and it was solved by installing the linux-
> backport-modules package.
> 
> 
> Nils
> 
> 

Hi Nils,
You were perfectly right! Actually, this module was already installed 
for kernel 2.6.27 but was not updated when I switched to jaunty.
Thanks a lot.

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Nicolas Ferre'
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