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  1. #11
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    Re: ubuntu won't recognize my wireless

    imrazor, i do have 9.10. its the desktop version. and ubuntu wasn't offering to install anything.

    bkratz, i did step for step what the other guy did, except after the initial install his hardware driver was detected, just not doing what he wanted it to do. Mine's not getting detected in the first place. i'm guessing that's a problem...

  2. #12
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    Re: ubuntu won't recognize my wireless

    did you do the steps in the first post (last half), it tells you how to get b43-fwcutter from the installation disk, since you can't seem to download it.

  3. #13
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    Re: ubuntu won't recognize my wireless

    Actually, bkratz is right. If you don't have a network connection, you won't be able to download anything from the repositories (DOH!) However, the "ifconfig" output you posted earlier seems to indicate that your wired connection is functional, but not configured. Do you have a live network jack handy? Post a few details about your *wired* Internet connection. Is it a direct connection to the Internet, or do you have a router? Is it set up to hand out DHCP addresses?

    As for your wireless connection, it sounds like you're saying you found a B43 driver under System>Administration>Hardware Drivers, but it's reported as inactive. Is that true, or am I misunderstanding what you're saying? If you fire up Terminal and run:
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    sudo modprobe b43
    what do you get?

  4. #14
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    Re: ubuntu won't recognize my wireless

    Here's the fix that worked for me! 1. Download and install compat-wireless-2010-02-01, 2. go to the compat-wireless-2010-02-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170 folder, 3. open the file "usb.c" at line 62 there will be a list of devices with their device IDs, 4. Edit one of the existing devices to "Netgear WNA1000" and device ID "0x0846, 0x9040" you have to edit one of the existing devices since a usb driver can only control 18 devices, which are already listed.

    The ar9170usb driver is the closest match for the WNA1000, but it must recognize your device ID. If for some reason your WNA1000 device ID is different, use you IDs. I had to plug mine into a windows pc and look at its properties first.

    Mine looks like:

    static struct usb_device_id ar9170_usb_ids[] = {
    /* Atheros 9170 */
    { USB_DEVICE(0x0cf3, 0x9170) },
    /* Netgear WNA1000 */
    { USB_DEVICE(0x0846, 0x9040) },
    /* TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 */
    { USB_DEVICE(0x0cf3, 0x1002) },

    If everything else in the system is correct, just reboot and there it is!

    Good luck!

    Don't use ndiswrapper

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