Ubuntu Wireless Issues
I installed Ubuntu 8 on my Compaq laptop (presario v2000 CTO). After the installation, I noticed that my wireless networking is not working.
I checked the network manager, where I tried connecting to my wireless network. But no matter what, it simply doesn't connect. In the "manual configuration", I saw the wireless network in the "roaming mode", but it simply doesn't connect to the network. However my other computers do and I am sure it has nothing to do with the wireless router itself. I did some googling, in fact almost all night of googling. Many websites mentioned that ndiswrapper solves these kind of driver issues. But I have been trying to access the ndiswrapper website for last hour or so, and I guess the website is down. I am not sure about the exact package to download by apt-get. I tried to install the "Ndiswrapper driver installation tool" using "Add/Remove applications", but it just freezes everytime I try to select that particular application. I have heard really good things about Ubuntu, and I have tried testing it few times on my VMWare, but this installation hasn't left a good impression and hasn't been a good experience for me so far. I am not sure what to do. I didn't know that a simple wireless driver can be such a pain in the neck while installing Ubuntu. Any help will be very much appreciated. P.S. Code:
lshw -C network gives me this following output: |
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1) The native linux b43 driver (which is almost certainly installed already). The unfortunate bit about this driver is that it requires you to install a separate set of firmware files that almost certainly weren't installed for licensing reasons. The other unfortunate bit is that this particular chipset may have some issues with the b43 driver. 2) The other option is ndiswrapper. This requires you to have the Windows drivers for your card available and you have to blacklist b43 to prevent it from conflicting with ndiswrapper. Neither of these issues is very difficult to solve. Quote:
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