intel 3945abg in ubuntu 8.10

**jrecortel** · October 31st, 2008

hello.seems like many have already upgrade to ubuntu 8.10.i would like to ask if intel 3945abg works OOTB in ibex.thanks.

**trekrem** · October 31st, 2008

I can confirm it is working for me in 8.10 (using a non-proprietary driver).

**akuhon** · October 31st, 2008

Originally Posted by jrecortel

hello.seems like many have already upgrade to ubuntu 8.10.i would like to ask if intel 3945abg works OOTB in ibex.thanks.

I don't think it's distro specific, but rather it's kernel specific.
Have a look at this :

http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/

Hope it helps ..

Rgds,

**Muflon** · October 31st, 2008

Yes the Intel Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g works out of the box in Hardy and Intrepid. It is the one that I use and I have never had any issues with it in Ubuntu.

Muflon

**rocketsbay** · October 31st, 2008

Not working for me. Was working with ndiswrapper under 8.04. Now I can't even turn the radio ON. I tried the hardware switch as stated in the release notes and fn+f2 but nothing seems to turn on the radio.

The LED for the wireless is on up until the login screen then mysteriously turns itself off.

Any help is appreciated.

**davethebald** · November 1st, 2008

Not working for me either on a Dell XPS M1330, never has. I got this computer in May with the 7.10 preloaded. Never got the wireless to work. I did see the comment in the notes about the killswitch, did it but still not working.

If I had any, I'd be pulling my hair out.

**austin512** · November 1st, 2008

My 3945abg worked fine out of the box in 8.04, but when I upgraded to 8.10, it started causing kernel panics. The release notes for 8.10 say this is only supposed to happen with the 4965abgn. I did the fix of installing the linux-backports-modules-intrepid package and now it appears to work fine.

**davethebald** · November 2nd, 2008

Austin512 - thanks for the info. I installed that package. Not working yet, so I am still working on it.

Now the bad news. I am one of those dreaded newbies who doesn't really know what he is doing. I assume that installing this package will not hurt anything if it does not help.

At least I am having fun. Sort of.

**flyboy917** · November 2nd, 2008

Originally Posted by austin512

My 3945abg worked fine out of the box in 8.04, but when I upgraded to 8.10, it started causing kernel panics. The release notes for 8.10 say this is only supposed to happen with the 4965abgn. I did the fix of installing the linux-backports-modules-intrepid package and now it appears to work fine.

Ditto here. I don't know if it's causing kernel panics, it just quits working intermittently. I can disconnect from my WPA network and reconnect and it will work for a little bit...only to have to do it again...and again. Will try the backport fix.