ubuntu 9.04 wireless help

[jg579224a]

O.K. here is what I got:

sudo modprobe ath5k =

WARNING: All config files need.conf: /etc /modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.

iwconfig =

lo no wireless extenstions.


pan0 no wireless extensions.

[chili555]

Ah, haaaa! You already tried ndiswrapper to get your wireless working. What does this tell us?

ndiswrapper -l

That's a lower-case L for 'list.'

If I ask you to get a full log in a big text document, can you transfer it on a USB key to post here? Please do:

lsmod > jg57.txt
dmesg >> jg57.txt
ndiswrapper -l >> jg57.txt
lspci -nn | grep 0280 >> jg57.txt
zip jg57.zip jg57.txt

In your user directory, you will find a file called jg57.zip. Please transfer it on a USB key and attach it to your reply using the paperclip tool at the top of the reply box.

I have a fn key which I press and there is a wireless logo on the f3 key, I press both together to turn wireless on.

When you press Fn+F3, does the light go on and off as expected?

[jg579224a]

O.K. I will send this in parts, as it is too big to send in one go

alex@alex-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -l RETURNED :

net5211 : driver installed

[jg579224a]

When I press FN+F3 the light does NOT go on as expected.

P.S. your being extremely helpful, I cant thank you enough.

[chili555]

Back after supper. I think I have it!

[jg579224a]

cool, what time is it there? (assuming your in Carolina)

By the way, are you a computing specialist?

and one more question lol, how would I gain mastery of UNIX? I dearly want to and a little advice would go a long way.

[chili555]

A computing specialist? Who, me? Nope, I retired early and love helping new users get over the biggest hurdle, networking and especially wireless. I never worked in computers in my life.

how would I gain mastery of UNIX? I dearly want to and a little advice would go a long way.

I hope you mean Linux. As far as I know Linux is used far more than UNIX. I'd suggest any number of books on Ubuntu available at Amazon and other places.

It is 7:00pm here.

Let's try a temporary measure. Your wireless card is here:

Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. Device [168c:002e] (rev 01)

It uses the module ath9k. My guess from above was incorrect. Let's unload two modules and load ath9k and see if your wireless works. If so, we'll tweak a couple of files and you'll be all set. Please do:

sudo rmmod -f ndiswrapper
sudo rmmod -f acer-wmi
sudo modprobe ath9k

If the first two error out, that's OK. If there is any error or warning after ath9k, please post it.

Now does your wireless work?

[jg579224a]

I post it all just in case:


alex@alex-laptop:~$ sudo rmmod -f ndiswrapper
[sudo] password for alex:
ERROR: Removing 'ndiswrapper': No such file or directory


alex@alex-laptop:~$ sudo rmmod -f acer-wmi
ERROR: Removing 'acer_wmi': No such file or directory


alex@alex-laptop:~$ sudo modprobe ath9k
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.

[chili555]

Now run:

iwconfig

Do you have a wireless interface, wlan0 perhaps? Any action from Network Manager?

[jg579224a]

I'm not sure if I have a wireless interface