I've tried 10.04 and 8.04 as well; I recall 9.04 as being the oldest version I was able to get wifi up and running out of the box, which is why I settled on that particular version. Dad isn't too keen on upgrades; once he finds something that works, he sticks with it.
*R. Levitt* On Jun 29, 2011, at 06:00 PM, Robert & Janet Bennett wrote: > > Try a 10.04 Live CD and see how that works. I always like to keep relative > and friends on LTS versions anyway (that way you only need > to assist with major reinstalls / upgrades every couple of years -- well at > least not every 6 months anyway.) > > To troubleshoot the existing install do an > > lspci > > from a terminal and it should reveal the make and model of ethernet and > wireless card from which you could perform a web search for > "how to" make them work. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Best Regards, > > Robert > > > > Robert Levitt wrote: >> >> I recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my father's new Toshiba laptop, a model >> L755-S5216. The fly in the ointment on the installation is that the >> networking doesn't work--neither the wifi or Ethernet is operational. Any >> ideas about how to fix the problem? >> >> *R. Levitt* >> >> >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
