Network Woes (was Asus Aspire One Network Woes)
Raquel wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:15:42 -0700
> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Raquel wrote:
>>> On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:01:50 -0700
>>> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Raquel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've had the notebook 2 weeks. I got rid of Windows Vista and
>>>>> installed Intrepid. I read a bunch of posts on the Ubuntu forum
>>>>> and found that I needed to install additional packages,
>>>>> specifically the linux-backports-modules-intrepid package, to
>>>>> make wireless work with my Atheros AR928x wireless card ... and
>>>>> it did. I went downtown to where I know there's a publicly
>>>>> available network and I found 12, but it was freezing cold and I
>>>>> needed to work on my firewall. Back home I found 2 wireless
>>>>> networks that neighbors have. Somewhere between there and now,
>>>>> wireless has stopped working and I cannot locate any wireless
>>>>> networks using -7, -9 or, -11.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm reading everything I can find on using NetworkManager with
>>>>> Intrepid but am not finding much help yet for my problem. I'm
>>>>> wondering if it would help to force aptitude to reinstall
>>>>> NetworkManager?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> No. You need to find a reliable source of WiFi. In the USA
>>>> almost all public libraries and some eating places advertise
>>>> WiFi inside. Make sure your in a good place and try -9 alone. It
>>>> works fine for almost everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Did that Wednesday, McDonald's.
>>>
>>> I notice the qualifier in your last sentence, "almost". I fit
>>> into that category, those for whom it doesn't work.
>>>
>>>
>> Well let me say it this way then. It has been proven that the
>> newest Invincible kernel -11 is broken and does not support wiFi.
>> So make sure you boot with -9 when you try to get the thing working.
>>
>> And go look again at the words you found for getting your wiFi
>> hardware working. I put this in google:
>>
>> Ubuntu, Atheros AR99X
>>
>> And it came up with much trouble with that hardware! It said the
>> Madwifi driver might work. There is a lot there. Look it over.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>
> According to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=874097 , the
> Atheros AR928x is supported in Intrepid Ibex with the driver being
> included.
>
> I think I've mentioned that I have been trying -9 and also -7.
>
> My wifi card is found and is reported using lspci, dmesg, iwconfig.
> It WAS picking up local wifi networks but is not now. It WAS
> picking up public wifi but last Wednesday at our local McDonald's,
> which has AT&T wifi, it was not finding anything.
>
> As far as I can tell, everything should be working but it doesn't
> seem to be. I'm just having difficulty troubleshooting thing.
>
Well, keep looking... I've also seen numerous posts with people having
issues with the ath5k driver and having to blacklist it. Instead, using
madwifi was the better solution for them.
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