cannot install wireless internet software

[vipul2world]

Hi,
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). I want to use wireless Internet on Ubuntu and thus need to install Idea Net Setter(ISP) for the same. In the USB drive I can find some files, one of the files read as below..:

--How to Install----------------------
* You need login as root *

1. Run "tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2"

2. Run "./install" in TERMINAL to install MobilePartner
eg: # bash /<path>/install

3. If you had installed this software in your system before, you will get a prompt: "The software is exist, do you want overwrites? ([Y]/[N])", enter "y" to overwrites or "n" to exit.

4. If you do not had installed this software in your system before, you will get a prompt: "Please input the install path[/usr/local/Mobile_Partner]:". Then you can input install path(fullpath), or you may using the default path(/usr/local/Mobile_Partner) by press ENTER direct

5. Finish installing

--How to run--------------------------
* From shortcut in desktop

* Run MobilePartner in your install path
eg: # /<install path>/MobilePartner

* Plug in your device, it will run automatically (Not supported in Xandros)

But when I run 'tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2' in terminal I get this message:
tar: linux_install.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Please help. I'm clueless and don't know what to do ?

[johnathansmith]

Post here what you exactly get from terminal. Are you in same directory where tar files are?

[Bashing-om]

Johnathan;
Not to confuse the issue.... but are you new to ubuntu? Why are you having to build the driver package? Can you not find/get the wireless module from the ubuntu repository ?
we await to help!

[vipul2world]

Thanks for your reply johnathansmith.

I inserted the USB and tried to change my directory but it didn't work:

vipul@vipul-desktop:~$ cd /
vipul@vipul-desktop:/$ cd media
vipul@vipul-desktop:/media$ ls
Idea Net Setter
vipul@vipul-desktop:/media$ cd Idea Net Setter
bash: cd: Idea: No such file or directory

Then I directly pasted tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2 in the terminal and it didn't work:

vipul@vipul-desktop:/media$ tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2
tar: linux_install.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

Then I copied the whole installation program into my home folder, changed directories, ran it again and still nothing happened:

vipul@vipul-desktop:~$ cd Idea Net Setter
vipul@vipul-desktop:~/Idea$ ls
AutoRun.exe autorun.sh install_linux Startup.ico
AUTORUN.INF Idea Net Setter Linux SysConfig.dat
vipul@vipul-desktop:~/Idea$ tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2
tar: linux_install.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
vipul@vipul-desktop:~/Idea$ cd Linux
vipul@vipul-desktop:~/Idea/Linux$ tar jxvf linux_install.tar.bz2
tar: linux_install.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
vipul@vipul-desktop:~/Idea/Linux$ ls
7zr DataCard_Verify MobilePartner.bin SysConfig.dat
data.bin install readme.txt

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Thanks Bashing-om for your interest,

Why are you having to build the driver package? Can you not find/get the wireless module from the ubuntu repository ?

I m used to installing software in windows, so according to me when I have to get my hardware working i have to install it's driver.

Wireless module ?
how can they help me? Please suggest anyone such module I can try.

but are you new to ubuntu?
Very complicated question. Not too new but still not familiar with Ubuntu.