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Wireless USB adapter doesn’t work on Ubuntu.
What you will need
– Your Ubuntu installation CD
– Your windows drivers/hardware drivers cd or download from internet
The solution
You will need to get a few programs running to get your adater working. One is a program which I think controls and ‘helps’ wireless networking run and the second is a graphical user interface which converses with the first program without the user having to use the command line. Follow these steps
Go to: System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
Search there for: ndiswrapper-utils, ndiswrapper-common and ndisgtk
If nothing is found then Insert your Ubuntu CD
You will now need to add the CD to your ‘Souces’. In administration ‘Manage Sources’ and add your cd/dvd
Now in Synaptic Package Manager click on “Source” (This means the Ubuntu Source CD I think!?)
Again search for ndiswrapper-utils, ndiswrapper-common and ndisgtk
You should now be able to tick these items and save the Package Manager, which will then install the three programs
Go to System > Administration > Windows Wireless devices (This is the new program you’ve just installed ndiskgt thanks to Sam Pohlenz)
Now Click on Insert New Driver
Insert your cd which came with your wireless device
Browse to the cd and look for the .inf files.
Select the .inf file
Note: Normally these will be in a config forlder or an inf folder and will probably be oranised by Windows Operating System. I chose Windows 7 driver as this was most recent but with one adapter this didn’t work. I think it will probably be a case of ‘if at first you don’t succeed’
Install
Voila, you should see an icon appear next to your volume control which is your Network Manager. This will allow you to select a Network, and tweak your wireless settings.
If you are at this stage and still Ubuntu des not see your wireless USB it is time to either try another driver, or look for alternative solutions.
I could now see the wireless Networks but still could not connect?
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Baye IT Consulting 