Now i have a new problem, every time i restart or shutdown i loss the wireless and have to reset it back up...
is there any way of making it stay? Thanks On Jan 4, 10:27 am, PoiterWilson <[email protected]> wrote: > I followed the steps from this form: > > The first > link:http://forums.msiwind.net/default-msiwind/have-the-wireless-drivers-b... > > First, you need a proper build environment with the appropriate kernel > headers. This is done fairly easily: > Code: > sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` > > Next, download and unpack the modified driver sources: > Code: > wgethttp://scopeboy.com/things/rtl8187se_linux_26.1012.0331.2008_modified... > tar xvzf rtl8187se_linux_26.1012.0331.2008_modified.tar.gz > > Now build them. Note that you'll need to set an environment variable > in order to avoid a certain problem: > Code: > cd rtl8187se_linux_26.1012.0331.2008 > export KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 > ./makedrv > > Now, assuming everything compiled without errors, try starting it all > up using the wlan0up script. This will insert the appropriate modules > and enable the wireless device. You should then be able to use it with > Ubuntu's network manager. > Code: > sudo ./wlan0up > > Just wanted to let you know, i now have wireless working... > > Thanks Heaps!!! > > On Jan 1, 8:06 pm, elliott-brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > Check out this site: > > >http://forums.msiwind.net/default-msiwind/have-the-wireless-drivers-b... > > > They're claiming they've got the wireless card > > working. > > > There is also another post here: > > >http://timelesssky.com/blog/install-ubuntu-on-msi-wind > > > HTH > > > Regards, > > > Patrick > > > PoiterWilson wrote: > > > I have an MSI wind U90, > > > > the gOS installed gr8 every thing works, but the wirless doesn't, i > > > can see it listed in: > > > > $ lspci > > > > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E > > > PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) > > > 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown > > > device 8199 (rev 22) > > > > and i'm guessing that the wirless card is the 2nd one called Unknown > > > device 8199, but i don't know how i get it working. and to make it > > > harder i don't know all that much about lunix.... > > > > i looked on the forums and it seems that no one has gotten wirless > > > cards to work... > > > > i did find linux wireless drivers for Linux but its only seems to be > > > for SUSE: > > > >http://www.notebook-driver.com/msi/msi-wind-u90-netbook-drivers-for-w... > > > > so has any one gotten it to work? > > > > thanks > > > > On Dec 3 2008, 10:06 am, mahjongg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Netbooks typically have a specially geared Linux distro, often with > > >> unique drivers just for the hardware in that system. So no other, > > >> generic, distro might have all the drivers for the hardware in these > > >> netbooks. > > > >> Netbook makers still do not care if the hardware they choose to build > > >> a netbook with has Linux support, they simply put in any cheap > > >> hardware they can get, even if its not officially supported with > > >> generic Linux drivers, and make a deal with the maker of the hardware > > >> so that it works on their distro. That is how they have always worked > > >> with Windows, they figure the maker of the hardware must simply make > > >> sure it works with what they design. > > > >> But even when they sell hardware for Linux based netbooks, the > > >> hardware manufacturers often do not want to put in the effort to make > > >> sure the drivers work with all linux distro's, (by following > > >> established practices) so they do not release generic Linux drivers. > > > >> Netbook makers should choose hardware for which the producer already > > >> has written generic Linux drivers, sadly they do not. Perhaps buyers > > >> should insist that the netbook they buy only uses components for which > > >> generic Linux drivers exist, unfortunately this understanding has not > > >> reached the public yet. > > > >> In the meantime it is still not uncommon to find a WiFi USB dongle a > > >> netbooks for which a Linux driver simply does not exists. > > > >> On 2 dec, 23:05, haim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> and any help with installing the wireless on the current version will > > >>> be great!!! > > >>> thanks > > >>> haim > > >>> On Oct 8, 1:06 am, tron <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hey all, > > >>>> Firstly great distro setup. Love the ease of use on the netbook, I > > >>>> have tried Ubuntu and Foresight and found issues with both of them, > > >>>> Ubuntu, not scaling some screens to fit the 10" screen size, and > > >>>> Foresight even though it has been designed with the netbook in mind, I > > >>>> found that it is very slow, with gOS both of these issues I haven't > > >>>> come across (Yet). > > >>>> Now onto my particular problem, when I was looking at this distro I > > >>>> noted that on the front page that they are using theMSIWindU100 as > > >>>> the netbook that is loaded with it, I thought great, install it and > > >>>> all will work, ahh but alass it wasn't the case, I found that I still > > >>>> don't have native wireless and that I am going to have to do a patch/ > > >>>> hack to get it running (being based on Ubuntu, yes I know how to do > > >>>> this, just a bit annoying that this is the case). I also noted that in > > >>>> the piccys taken at the LinuxWorld Confrence that theWindas well as > > >>>> other netbooks were being shown off as being able to run this OS. > > >>>> Is anyone able to tell me, why wasn't it written into the Kernel or as > > >>>> an auto patch when loaded onto a U100. Will this be a patch that will > > >>>> be done on a future release (I know that the 27 Kernel will be having > > >>>> native support for my wireless card) will gOS be accepting the new > > >>>> Kernel or will it still be running the 24 Kernel? > > >>>> Once again these are just some small issues that I hope someone can > > >>>> shead some light on for me. > > >>>> Thanks > > >>>> tron > > > -- > > Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. 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