>From a Ubuntu standpoint it used to just-work up until 6.10 or 7.04, I forget which but it was when they pulled all of the restricted drivers from the product. Since then, l have fought with every release to get my wireless working, until 8.10 (you're mileage may vary). For me it was a NetGear PCMCIA card.
If it doesn't work, go get the XP drivers for it and try the Windows Wireless drivers approach. Having said that I just tried, unsuccessfully, that route with gOS. I eventually did some craziness that I wont repeat here now since I don't think people should be trying it just yet. On Dec 3, 7:31 am, BehaviorKelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Man, I'm really wanting this Linux thing to happen for me, but every > year I attempt an install... and my old lynksys wireless card doesn't > work. > > This is a kind of litmus test, I suppose. > > I want this to work on my old laptop. I have a new one, but my > interest in Linux has to do with the ability to recycle an old > computer... getting off the new tech bandwagon.... and I want to learn > a bit about the OS. > > My Linksys wireless card is: Model #: WPC11 ver. 3 (this is not an > exotic card!) > MAC #: 000625AAEF1A > > My notebook is: Sony Vaio PCG-FX-A53. > > I was hoping for something to work "out of the box", but guess not. > > So I suppose I'll need to get back behind my computer and plug in to > the ethernet cable and get on the net that way in order to find a > driver. I gotta tell ya, I had no luck last year! > > Any tips on how to solve this. > > I have noticed that "My wireless isn't working!" has got to be the > most common issue in linux forums. > > Kelton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
