Stephen wrote: > see if you have ndis wrapper installed and maybe you can wake it up? > you might possibly have the first netbook with an incompatible nic in > it for linux, as the linux community seems to work hard at making that > work. > jockey/Hardware Drivers installed drivers. Wireless now works. > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > >> I got netbook Ubuntu installed and working beautifully...except for >> wireless networking. Unfortunately, the main reason for getting a >> netbook was for wireless networking. >> >> >> >> Trent Shipley wrote: >> >> >>> Tuna wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> *bump because the timestamp is crazy-early and probably at the bottom >>>> of everyone's mail client* >>>> >>>> Ryan Rix will tell you Fedora, and can also tell you a thing or two about >>>> bootable USB drives on netbooks. >>>> >>>> Can you tell us what make and model of netbook it is? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook >>> >>> Wound up going with this. >>> >>> >>> HP Mini 110-1125NR >>> s/n CNU94438GZ >>> p/n VM 135UA#ABA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Your messages appear to be getting greylisted, so Ryan may want to take >>>> this discussion off list. >>>> >>>> Excerpts from Trent Shipley's message of Fri Nov 20 17:04:57 -0700 2009: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I just got a netbook and it is running Windows 7 Starter. I intend to >>>>> promiscuously attach it to public networks. I figure I can avoid a lot >>>>> of heartache by changing the OS to Linux. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I already have Kubuntu on my favorite desktop. I like it, except that >>>>> after every major upgrade it gets flaky for a while. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 1) I'd like to use anything except *ubuntu on the netbook. What are >>>>> some promising options? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2) I assume I use a bootable memory stick to start getting the distro, yes? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss