Hp Pavilion DV6 Wifi Issues

[DanneStrat]

@DanneStrat

So far so good, is gksudo the same as sudo? If not, whats the difference?

They work in a similar way, but

you should always use "gksudo"

for graphical applications (like gedit)

and "sudo" for "non-graphical" terminal applications

when you want elevated permissions.

The reason for this is because you don't

want to make "root" the owner of files in your home directory.

More info here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

[rabbitdaone]

@DanneStrat

Thanks again sir. Much appreciated.

[DanneStrat]

@DanneStrat

Thanks again sir. Much appreciated.

Everything works fine now?

[rabbitdaone]

Everything works fine now?

It worked before the restart, but after. its back to square uno.

[DanneStrat]

It worked before the restart, but after. its back to square uno.

I had a look around and it

seems like many people have problems

getting their options specified

in "modprobe.d" to be used as default and

at startup(which is what we want).

I think I found a solution.


Try to update "initramfs"

by doing this in a terminal:

sudo update-initramfs -u

Now reboot and check if everything

works again.

If it does then we successfully set

the module parameter to be

used as default.

Test your adapter thoroughly to make

sure everything is ok.

If you run into more problems then feel

free to ask.

[rabbitdaone]

@DanneStrat

You are too good to me bro. Thanks for the assistance, I restarted and connected successfully.

[DanneStrat]

@DanneStrat

You are too good to me bro. Thanks for the assistance, I restarted and connected successfully.

Alright!

You're welcome!

[rabbitdaone]

Is it possible to make this thread a "sticky"? Is that what they are called?

I have seen other threads that are unsolved, and since this solution actually works it might be a good thing to make it easier to find.
Can a mod do this?

[DanneStrat]

Is it possible to make this thread a "sticky"? Is that what they are called?

I have seen other threads that are unsolved, and since this solution actually works it might be a good thing to make it easier to find.
Can a mod do this?

Yes, exactly. It's called a "sticky".

The info from this thread is also relevant for all who want to

specify custom "module parameters",

who are not aware that they may have to

refresh "initramfs" to apply the changes.


I would also say, make it a sticky

since many would benefit from it.