Heck... I'm going to do a new distro. Actually it is the distro I was using
when networking worked graphically using nautilus. Well, I wonder what
happens next!
I you're wondering, the distro is called Mepis and I read a review of the
current version and it was very positive! It said that they don't do a lot
of the stupid stuff Ubunt does (like full screening windows that are
dragged to the top).
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well.... I'm going to do the windows fix.... let's reinstall it! but at
> least I grt yo preserve my home directory :)
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm there is a chance that it did not detect either well. See this bug
>> for the bugreport as a number of people are having the same issue.
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/944354
>>
>> However this seems to be helping folks to get online.
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1645716
>>
>> Probably a similar set of needs for the Ethernet drivers.
>>
>> They might be easier to resolve.
>>
>> On Jul 22, 2012 12:22 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Yeah.... I just checked and nothing appears to be blocked
>> > How do I give you enough info, Brian?
>> >
>> > As for restarting the computer after the update I didn't really update
>> it. I burned an install disk and did a fresh install preserving /home.
>> >
>> > As for the wireless chip it is a:
>> > Ralink corp. RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
>> >
>> > but it can't only be the card because the ethernet is not working
>> either. No Networking seems to have been setup.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Not having enough info, here's my stab in the dark...
>> >> Have you checked to see if the radio got turned off?
>> >>
>> >> To check, run as root:
>> >> rfkill list all
>> >>
>> >> If it says they are soft blocked, just run:
>> >>
>> >> rfkill unblock all
>> >>
>> >> If it says they are hard blocked, then you have a switch on your
>> laptop that got turned off, just turn it back on.
>> >>
>> >> Brian Cluff
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 07/21/2012 12:07 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Everything was working great on my laptop and then I up graded. Well,
>> >>> everything ran great still for about a month but then I shut my
>> computer
>> >>> down and then the next day I start my computer again but as it is
>> >>> booting am told 'waiting for network configuration...' Then 'Waiting
>> up
>> >>> to 60 more seconds for network configuration...' Then the login screen
>> >>> appears. I login but the network is still down until I open a terminal
>> >>> and type:
>> >>>
>> >>> ifconfig wlan0 up
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Well, The little blue networking light comes on when I type ifconfig
>> but
>> >>> no pages will load and I can't rsync so I guess it doesn't work
>> still. I
>> >>> know it isn't the card because another OS I have on the computer acts
>> >>> normally when it is loaded.
>> >>>
>> >>> Could someone tell me what is going on?
>> >>>
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