Hi!
UPDATE!!!
Isn't necessary do the steps below, only install linux-backports-modules which contains the newest wifi drivers too, (and this method) use dkms, so if you do a kernel upgrade you don't have to reinstall anything!!!
Whith steps below after a kernel upgrade you have to reinstall the downloaded package!
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My friend bought one of this laptop. He gave me to install Ubuntu.
I could install Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid (32 bit) without any problem, the only thing that is not worked, was the wifi.
I found, that the laptop has Atheros AR928X chip.
I searched via google about this chip and finally now the wifi is working too!!!
The solution that worked for me I found here
So downloaded from here this
I followed the instructions from there, but at sudo make unload gave me error, that it couldn't remove one module, the mac80211.
First I had to remove the ath9k module manually (because the mac80211 module was used by this module):
After this step with sudo make unload it could remove the necessary modules.
The next and final step was sudo make load
But I saw that the ath9k module wasn't loaded, so I had to load it manually:
Code:
sudo modprobe ath9k
Now the wifi is working!!!
And the wifi button light also ![Wink](images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
So I suggest you to try it!
here is some information from the working wifi:
Code:
potyesz@ubuntu-laptop-potyesz:~$ lsmod |grep ath
ath9k 250160 0
mac80211 213296 1 ath9k
rfkill 17176 2 ath9k
led_class 12164 2 acer_wmi,ath9k
Code:
potyesz@ubuntu-laptop-potyesz:~$ dmesg | grep ath
[ 14.447520] ath9k: 0.1
[ 14.510284] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 14.524286] ath9k 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 14.958447] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control'
[ 15.108618] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:radio
[ 15.123008] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:assoc
[ 15.137112] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:tx
[ 15.166473] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0:rx
Code:
potyesz@ubuntu-laptop-potyesz:~$ iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:F7:2F:14:14
ESSID:"nanasi28"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=8/100 Signal level:-91 dBm
Encryption key:off
IE: Unknown: 00086E616E6173693238
IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C183048
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 07064E4C20010D14
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32041224606C
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000005211aca5db
Extra: Last beacon: 4ms ago
pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
The wifi is working also after reboot!
Good luck ![Smile](images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
dbius
ps: sorry for my English
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