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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    Now that you've brought it up, yes, I do remember having to have a cable connected initially to configure an airport.

    Still no problems so I'd say it's solved.

    I should have looked into those...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    Varun -

    I did a little more poking around in simple sections - like my wireless setup. The whole time (even while using a wired connection) every 10 - 15 seconds the alert box asking me for my WEP...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    Hi again. I checked for updates but nothing for wireless.

    Now I'll try the code thing -

    Code

    Linux dewey-MacBookPro 3.2.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 7 16:17:36 UTC 2012 i686 i686...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    I did a bit more searching and discovered that the script in question generated a file in my home folder that contains what I'm sure you were looking for. Thanks for your patience.

    [**********...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    I called my only neighbor about 2 miles away and his wife had one (cable) from many years ago. The plastic sheath is so hard I thought it might snap as I tried to straightened it out, but it's...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    Varun - I ran those 2 scripts but the problem remains.


    [dewey@dewey-MacBookPro:~$ sudo modprobe -rfv ath5k
    [sudo] password for dewey:
    rmmod...
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    [ubuntu] Re: wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    Sorry it took so long. Been a long day.
    Ran the script but fumbled a lot figuring out how to save the output to a flash drive so I could paste it in here, but I did eventually figure it out.
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    [ubuntu] wireless not working 12.04 on MBP 1,2

    I've been using this older MBP 1,2 as a triple boot machine - OS 10.6.8, Meercat & XP in that boot order for several years now. Meercat always worked fine but not long ago I upgraded to 11.04 but was...
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    [PPC] Re: Linux on flash drive

    Thanks - at least I now know where I stand. Finding a system as inexpensive as the one you mentioned is non-existent where I live (rural northeast). There are no, I repeat, no such things as...
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    [PPC] Linux on flash drive

    Hello - I'm a newbi so bear with me. I'm using a G4 Ti powerbook that I got used because It's allI can afford right now (daughters in college). I've used Macs & PC's right along and the Mac wins...
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