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Old 10-09-2007, 09:02 PM   #1
Darmananda
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Installed Ubuntu but can't figure out how to connect the wireless


The situation and error messages: Vista-Ubuntu dual boot. Dual boot installed successfully with both OS working without errors, except the same wireless doesn't work on Ubuntu.

ping 192.168.1.254
connect: Network is unreachable



sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* Reconfiguring network interfaces...
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
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All rights reserved.
For info, please visit +url+

wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth1.
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth2.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit +url+
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth2.
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.ath0.pid with pid 134993416
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit +url+
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up ath0.

No Firewalls are installed (so I think that is something I don't have to think about).

Internet works fine on Windows.


Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
 
Old 10-09-2007, 10:54 PM   #2
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You may need to download the wireless card driver. Linux doesn't even know the card exists without it:
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eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Is it inbuilt or a separate card? Even if it's an inbuilt card you still might have to. eg the intel integrated wireless on my dell needed the ipw3945 module from the intel site, but I think ubuntu would come with that by default.
 
Old 10-09-2007, 11:03 PM   #3
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ndiswrapper
 
Old 10-10-2007, 12:39 AM   #4
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Which wireless device do you have?
Just that little bit of information can get you on-line via wireless. Without that, you cannot get solid advice.
???????????
 
Old 10-10-2007, 12:49 PM   #5
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Wireless device info

Um, ah, it is like a ball-pen size a little antenna located behind the computer, removable (like I can unscrew it to pack the computer). The computer is HP Pavilion Slimline s3020n. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+ (2GHz). Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g. It is a built-in wi-fi so it is not something I have a model number or anything, there's no driver for it because it is built in (I think).

Computer (if it helps) UPC: 882780985063

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Which wireless device do you have?
Just that little bit of information can get you on-line via wireless. Without that, you cannot get solid advice.
???????????
 
Old 10-10-2007, 12:51 PM   #6
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The computer is HP Pavilion Slimline s3020n. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+ (2GHz). Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g. It is a built-in wi-fi.

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Which wireless device do you have?
Just that little bit of information can get you on-line via wireless. Without that, you cannot get solid advice.
???????????
 
  


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