--- On Tue, 6/8/10, Joe <j...@jretrading.com> wrote: > The first question is whether it picks up anybody's router. > Is is a wireless problem, or a compatibility problem? > Actually, the first first question is whether wireless is > even turned on. I once got my Aspire One into a state where > the wireless could not be enabled. After an hour or two, I > turned to other things, and a couple of days later noticed > that the wireless light was back on. I still have no idea > why this happened.
Sorry. To be more clear, I get wireless connection in Ubuntu 9.10 & XP, but in Debian, no signal, not mine, not the neighbors. > As I'm sure you know, Ubuntu is based on Debian, so it > shouldn't be hard. Personally, while I run a Sid workstation > and Lenny server, I've gone for Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my > Aspire One, as Debian is a general-purpose OS, and UNR is > targeted specifically at netbooks. Horses for courses: I > wouldn't use Sid on a server, nor, usually, Stable on a > workstation. I just ignore the Ubuntu kiddie stuff, and I've > added openvpn and a bit of iptables wrangling. My reason for coming over to Debian was the latest Ubuntu 10.04. When I run torrents, after a short time I lose connection. Doesn't happen in XP or 9.10. After I tried & failed to get a solution, I started wondering out loud how it was possible Ubuntu *Netbook* addition wasn't working on my netbook. That was when the discussion of Debian stable came up. > But it shouldn't be hard to see what Ubuntu is running that > Debian isn't: you have Synaptic on Ubuntu, which I find > easier for tracking down this kind of issue than aptitude, > which I prefer for installation and updating. Along with > lsmod, /var/log/dmesg and a bit of poking about in /etc, > this should solve the problem. > > UNR will run 'live', from a USB stick, so you can see what > it does with wireless without affecting the Debian > installation. While there's more than one way to do > wireless, I'd stick with the way Ubuntu does it, as I know > that works. Or does it? It works in 9.10, but not 10.04. > And no, if I knew more about wireless myself, I'd be more > specific, I'm just outlining how I'd go about finding the > trouble. It seems like I'm in over my head. Sounds like I'd need to take a collage course on Linux or have a LOT of time on my hands. I bought & read a book, but a lot of this stuff is still Latin to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/741206.63387...@web52006.mail.re2.yahoo.com