This is a basic step by step to getting the AspireOne wirelessly connected.
It uses the AR242x 802.11 Wireless PCI Express Adapter
Prerequisites
Ubuntu installed and running
a wired internet/ethernet connection that is also running
firstly enable the linux-backport package.
Open a terminal and type
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Remove # sign in front of the lines that state:
#deb http//gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http//gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
Close the file, you will be asked if you want to save it, click on "Save"
Then run the following in the terminal:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install linux-backports-modules-$(uname -r)
This should then install the ath5k driver for you (which is the actual name of the driver you are going to use).
sudo modprobe ath5k
Check if the driver is loaded with
sudo lshw -C network
Reboot your system, you should have wireless connection established
if this did not work open a terminal and type
gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
Add the lines
#To enable use of Atheros Wireless Controller
blacklist ath_pci
blacklist hal_pci
Close and save, reboot and you should be away
Be aware that when the Linux kernel is updated the connection may stop working, this happened to me, the easiest way round it is to default boot the old kernel that you know works.
If anyone as any ideas on how to prevent this from happening, i'll gladly update the tutorial
It seems that the latest kernel is a bit duff in the Atheros stakes, i've removed linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-11-generic(2.6.27-11.16) from the package manager.
i've also added enabled ath5k to boot on start up
Open a terminal and type
gksu gedit /etc/modules
add ath5k to the bottom of the list and then close
reboot and see what happens, mine is working now, I know others aren't so lucky
Thanks to kevdog for starting the tutorial (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1052636 post5)
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