Wireless not working on a Gateway Laptop Model# 7422GX running Ubuntu-netbook

Bobby Graham · 08-16-2010, 01:42 PM

Ok I am a complete Noob when it comes to anything other than a windows based unit, so please be patient with me. I am able to connect to the Internet using a wired connection. also below is sopme ionformation yall might ask me for

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matt@Mobile:~$ lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01)

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]

00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)

00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)

00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80)

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)

00:13.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev 80)

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10]

matt@Mobile:~$

matt@Mobile:~$ lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c526 Logitech, Inc. MX Revolution Cordless Mouse

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

matt@Mobile:~$

ifconfig

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:25:14:93:10

inet addr:10.10.27.77 Bcast:10.10.27.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

inet6 addr: fe80::203:25ff:fe14:9310/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:7383 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:3979 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:5347052 (5.3 MB) TX bytes:408299 (408.2 KB)

Interrupt:23 Base address:0x4c00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

RX bytes:720 (720.0 B) TX bytes:720 (720.0 B)

matt@Mobile:~$

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@Mobile:~$

ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:25:14:93:10

inet addr:10.10.27.77 Bcast:10.10.27.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

inet6 addr: fe80::203:25ff:fe14:9310/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:7508 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:3979 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:5359480 (5.3 MB) TX bytes:408299 (408.2 KB)

Interrupt:23 Base address:0x4c00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

RX bytes:720 (720.0 B) TX bytes:720 (720.0 B)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

michaelk · 08-16-2010, 02:10 PM

I see nothing obvious that indicates a wireless card is installed in your laptop?
Are you dual booting windows and is the card detected and working?
Is it enabled in the BIOS. Is there are mechanical power switch and is it on?

Bobby Graham · 08-16-2010, 02:34 PM

This is not a dual boot system, there is a FN F2 to enable the wireless card but it does not seem that will work with this operating system. the computer originally ran Windows XP and all worked fine.

gasdim · 08-16-2010, 02:38 PM

My laptop have the same way to enable wireless FN+F2 but i don't haveany problem in ubuntu!

Bobby Graham · 08-16-2010, 03:21 PM

OK, I opened up the back to make sure the wireless card was still in there, and guess what, LOL, it is there but was not plugged in all the way, so no it looks like it is seeing the wireless card but I still can't connect....

Bobby Graham · 08-16-2010, 03:28 PM

Hopefully this will now help someone help me....

Quote:

lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01)

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]

00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)

00:0c.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)

00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)

00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)

00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80)

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)

00:13.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev 80)

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10]

lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c526 Logitech, Inc. MX Revolution Cordless Mouse

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

ifconfig

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:25:14:93:10

inet addr:10.10.27.77 Bcast:10.10.27.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

inet6 addr: fe80::203:25ff:fe14:9310/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:1708 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:1282 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:1417784 (1.4 MB) TX bytes:176107 (176.1 KB)

Interrupt:23 Base address:0x2c00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

RX bytes:480 (480.0 B) TX bytes:480 (480.0 B)

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID

ff/any

Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm

Retry long limit:7 RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff

Power Management

ff

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:25:14:93:10

inet addr:10.10.27.77 Bcast:10.10.27.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

inet6 addr: fe80::203:25ff:fe14:9310/64 Scope:Link

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:2178 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:1548 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:1887268 (1.8 MB) TX bytes:197644 (197.6 KB)

Interrupt:23 Base address:0x2c00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

RX bytes:480 (480.0 B) TX bytes:480 (480.0 B)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:4b:cb:78:92

BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Bobby Graham · 08-16-2010, 04:12 PM

Problem Solved, Man this site is great.... LOL.... Just kidding, I should have done a little more investigating on my part, Looking forward to learning this new to me operating system....