Sony Vaio vgn-nr260e wireless problems

chuffer · 04-25-2008, 01:22 PM

I just put kubuntu 8.04 on my sony vaio, model number vgn-nr260e, and the atheros wireless card dosen't work because it has a switch in the front used to turn the function on and off, the switch worked using vista but now the wireless dosent work period, even when i had the switch on while installing. I have the driver for it so i cant think of any reason it wouldnt work, if any one has had this happen to them and knows how to fix it i would be very gratefull for any help received.

pentode · 04-25-2008, 01:27 PM

Welcome to LQ. We need some information to see if the driver is installed and working. As root, run lsmod and look for the ath_pci module.

Then try running ifconfig and iwconfig and post the output of those.

The madwifi drivers need to compiled and then loaded into the kernel as a module.

And let us know what Linux distribution you are using.