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Ryan Wagner

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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2008, 02:59:24 PM »
Quote from: bdawg923 (Max) on May 09, 2008, 03:20:37 PM
I haven't tried disabling my security but I assume it would work. Disabling my security just to use Linux isn't an option for me though so I didn't bother trying. Even if it does work, I'm not going to disable my router security each time. And I'm using a 128-bit key which I selected as the option on that wireless screen that Ubuntu shows me.
I normally disable my security when trying to troubleshoot stuff like this though so that I can determine whether the OS is even capable of connecting to the router. If it connects and works with the wireless disabled then you know it's just an issue with the security settings, but if it still can't connect then you know it's a problem with how the OS is communicating with the router.
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2008, 03:11:56 PM »
But it connected to another unsecured network. So I guess it's a security issue. The OS can in fact communicate with a router (just not mine). I don't see why if it can communicate with a router that isn't mine, it wouldn't be able to communicate with mine. I never had problems connecting anything to my router.
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2008, 04:07:33 PM »
does your wireless card use the b43 firmwire for broadcom wireless cards as i had problems with that driver in the past
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2008, 04:31:30 PM »
Quote from: Richard on May 12, 2008, 04:07:33 PM
does your wireless card use the b43 firmwire for broadcom wireless cards as i had problems with that driver in the past

I don't know, how do I check? The laptop has a wireless card built into it so I can't really physically look at the card, but I can check any settings on the laptop.
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2008, 03:48:14 PM »
Quote from: bdawg923 (Max) on May 12, 2008, 04:31:30 PM
Quote from: Richard on May 12, 2008, 04:07:33 PM
does your wireless card use the b43 firmwire for broadcom wireless cards as i had problems with that driver in the past

I don't know, how do I check? The laptop has a wireless card built into it so I can't really physically look at the card, but I can check any settings on the laptop.

Reply late as i have been busy but been searching and looking for command which told you the card and driver needed

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lspci -n
Could you input that command into the terminal and post what the output says
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2008, 07:58:39 AM »
Output:

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)
04:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4510 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 03)
04:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4510 IEEE-1394 Controller (rev 01)
04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)

Umm, I pulled out the USB drive I used to transfer the output file and the drive still appears on the desktop. I then figured out I had to right-click and Unmount drive. So the drive isn't in the laptop, but is still on the desktop as an icon. How do I fix that? Will a restart fix this?
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2008, 02:57:28 PM »
Quote from: bdawg923 (Max) on May 14, 2008, 07:58:39 AM
Umm, I pulled out the USB drive I used to transfer the output file and the drive still appears on the desktop. I then figured out I had to right-click and Unmount drive. So the drive isn't in the laptop, but is still on the desktop as an icon. How do I fix that? Will a restart fix this?
A restart should fix that.
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2008, 03:20:57 PM »
Max i did some quick searching on ubuntu forums with your wireless card "Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)" and seems that version has problems on the new 8.04. Its shame as i have read Intel wireless cards normally work out of box

Intel Wireless Cards Supported by Ubuntu - Wiki
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Re: I want to make the jump to Linux.
« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2008, 05:48:49 PM »
Thanks for looking that up! Maybe a future update will fix the issue...?
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