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cynwulf 08-31-2012 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by na2th (Post 4768809)
Whenever I try the wlan0 up it says that cannot find device. I tried upgrading the kernel, but got a Kernel Panic ( yay! ).

If you upgraded the kernel, that could lead to problems - you could compile a 3.2 kernel, that should not cause any problems.

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Originally Posted by na2th (Post 4768809)
I decided to switch to Ubuntu and wait for Slackware 14 to come out

Well ubuntu probably uses a newer kernel... hence your device is supported and working. Personally I would not reinstall a whole different distro just to get a newer kernel - but horses for courses...


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