[Creecher]

I have a 10.04 Ubuntu Desktop edition live CD, and I was trying to boot from it to install it to my computer.


When I got the CD booted, and I went into trial mode to test a few things first, I noticed immediately that my wifi isn't working.

I don't know if it is my wifi card, or my drivers, but I don't know how I could fix those problems without having an internet connection, and the only way I can connect to the internet at my house is via wifi.


Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do?

[Atli]

10.04 is pretty old, even though it is the current LTS version. Try a later version, like 11.10.

I do remember there were some network related errors around that time. I had to go mess with the configuration of the network drivers in order to get my Ethernet connection going. All of that has been fixed since in the later versions. A fix for whatever is causing your WiFi problems may well already have been implemented.

Edit:
I found this note from 2010-06. It's what I did to fix my Ethernet problem in 10.04:

File: /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf

Remove all references to "rfc3442" and reconnect.

This post has been edited by Atli: 02 December 2011 - 08:22 PM

[Creecher]

I've been using 10.04 because I don't want to use Unity.

I'll try that fix that you suggested and come back with my results.

[Atli]

You don't have to use Unity with the 11.x versions. You can select the "Classic" desktop from the Login screen to get the old Gnome desktop.

[no2pencil]

First, are you 100% certain that your wifi card is enabled at the hardware level? Do you have any led indicator that it is powered on?

If so I would open a command prompt & issue ifconfig | grep -i wi or iwconfig & see if it's there.

With regards to Ubuntu, is this a recent issue, or has it never worked?

[Lemur]

lspci and look for your device. More than likely it's broadcom if the wireless isn't working properly.

[DimitriV]

Maybe since it's a Live CD it might not be recognising the modem? Not too sure, just throwing suggestions around.

[no2pencil]

jimmyBo, on 03 December 2011 - 11:43 PM, said:

Maybe since it's a Live CD it might not be recognising the modem?

Modem != Wireless Ethernet.

[Creecher]

Yes, I'm sure my card is working, the little built-in switch on my laptop says it's green (= on).

[Creecher]

Okay.

I tried removing the "rfc42" thing, didn't work.


I also tried creating a wireless network, but that didn't work (I don't know the MAC address, not sure if that has to do with it, but it asks for it.)


Also, I booted up Linux Mint 11 and that also doesn't detect any of the multiple connections in my area.


edit:
After a new search on google (for Mint support), I found some support for my exact laptop model, so I'm going to try out what's in that thread and come back.

http://forums.linuxm...hp?f=49&t=84672


edit 2:
After using the information in the link I posted above, I was able to figure out why my wireless connections aren't showing up in both mint and ubuntu.

I can attempt to connect to the networks around me, but it just sits there, loops for a few minutes, and then it asks for the password again. (I know it's correct, I'm using it right now)

This post has been edited by Creecher: 04 December 2011 - 09:00 AM

[no2pencil]

I don't see any output from my suggestions.

[Creecher]

That's because I didn't know what to do with them other than stick them into the command line.

I'm still really new to Linux...

[no2pencil]

I can't be there to help you with it. So you type in the commands, & post back here it's output.

Then I read what you replied, & I instruct you further.

[Creecher]

Not sure how I fixed it, but I fiddled with my wifi card (physically) and it some how works now. I've completely removed Windows from my computer and I run Linux Mint 11