[SOLVED] Wi fi resets after reboot

[talsemgeest]

No, I have left that unplugged the whole time, because if it wasn't I couldn't be sure that it was actually the wi-fi that was letting me access the internet.

[james_vanb]

Had similar problem. Loaded WiFi Radar through Synaptic. Combination of WiFi Radar and Network Manager seemed to work things out.

[talsemgeest]

could always try replacing gnome network manager with wicd...

(use it myself)

Ok, I will give it a go.

[shifty_powers]

you will have to add the repo's to it to your sources list.

http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php

will give you instructions how. very easy

[Tom--d]

This is an easy one to fix. No need for Ndiswrapper.

The problem your having is just the module (driver) is not being loaded at boot. Very simple to fix.

First thing, you need to know your wireless module's name.
Do this command in the terminal:

sudo modprobe rt61

Post the outcome (If there is any).
I think the module is rt61. or maybe rt25x0 try both. and see if wireless is working.

Then, in terminal again do this command,

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.conf

and add your module name at the bottom on a new line. This will load it at boot.

[talsemgeest]

you will have to add the repo's to it to your sources list.

http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php

will give you instructions how. very easy

Yeah, done, and I'm trying it now.

[talsemgeest]

This is an easy one to fix. No need for Ndiswrapper.

The problem your having is just the module (driver) is not being loaded at boot. Very simple to fix.

First thing, you need to know your wireless module's name.
Do this command in the terminal:

sudo modprobe rt61

Post the outcome (If there is any).
I think the module is rt61. or maybe rt25x0 try both. and see if wireless is working.

Then, in terminal again do this command,

gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.conf

and add your module name at the bottom on a new line. This will load it at boot.

Awesome, thanks for that. I will try that, right after a quick reinstall.

[shifty_powers]

did wicd not work then?

[Tom--d]

Awesome, thanks for that. I will try that, right after a quick reinstall.

REinstall?
Why? There is no need!

[talsemgeest]

Well I am amazed. I just reinstalled, and everything worked. It picked up all wireless networks, and after clicking on my one and entering the password, it connected and worked.After a reboot, everything still worked. The only thing I can think of is that this time, during installation, the wired LAN was plugged in. So I'm guessing i might have downloaded another driver for the wi-fi?

Anyway, thank you all for your help. It is very much appreciated.