well, first I thought I'd give Geubuntu a go for the OS on my laptop. I figured since it was based off Ubuntu then it shouldn't be too rough. Well, it wasn't, really...until I found out there were some bugs in the networking side of the display manager. Since I am going to be setting up a home network here, I realized that regular Ubuntu was going to be my best bet.
The best part is, when I installed Ubuntu, I automatically recognized my wireless card and (since I was connected via ethernet cable) downloaded the necessary drivers and firmware as soon as I checked the right boxes and clicked "OK". Pretty snazzy, eh?!
Showing posts with label wireless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wireless. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
getting wireless on laptop...detecting card type
just starting to work on getting Geubuntu up and running on my laptop, and I need to get the wireless card working. I'll be posting random actions I take on here so I don't forget what I've done. After I get it all up and running and working I'll create a Setup How-To on my website with all the details.
right now, just want to note that you can run "lspci" in the terminal for a list of all your hardware - you'll need this to know what driver you need for your wireless card.
right now, just want to note that you can run "lspci" in the terminal for a list of all your hardware - you'll need this to know what driver you need for your wireless card.
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