internet connection
I'm trying to connect my new Linux PC to the Internet wirelessly. It sits next to my old Windows PC which is connected to the Internet via a wireless router which has several outlets on. I put the CD into the Linux PC but nothing appears on the screen. I have two questions, 1. How do I get the CD instructions onto the screen and, 2. Is it just a matter of following these instructions?
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#1 |
I need more information.
What Linux PC are you using?
What CD are you trying to execute?
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#2 |
My Linux PC is a basic tower model with 2GB of memory, a 2.7 GHz processor and a 160 GB hard drive. Linux 11 is installed.
The CD I'm using is for installing wireless broadband to a PC through a router which is currently running on my elderly Windows PC which is alongside the Linux PC.
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#3 |
Is it a Windows CD ? Windows driver will not work in Linux. And Windows network installer can't configure Linux.
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#4 |
I think you've cracked it. This CD seemes to be for Windows and Apple Mac users. I guess I'll have to find another way to get on the internet. Any suggestions?
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#5 |
Hi,
Please first connect your wired network adapter to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).
In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:
Step 1:
If you are using the Gnome interface, open the Terminal console via "Applications-
If you are using the Unity interface, the easiest way to open the Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list. Then you can go to Accessories > Terminal after that.
So the methods in Unity are:
Dash > Search for Terminal
Dash > More Apps > 'See More Results' > Terminal
Dash > More Apps > Accessories > Terminal
Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from the https:/
Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/
Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.
Regards,
Mark
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#6 |
No trouble connecting the ethernet cable but problems with copying from my Windows PC to my Linux. Is there a special way to do this? I've tried your way with the central mouse button and I've used Ctrl/C with Ctrl/P and also Shift+Ctrl+C and Shift+Ctrl+V as per Linux. No luck!
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#7 |
After sending you my previous message I thought I would have one last look on Linux, and to my surprise I found that I was on the internet with Firefox! Perhaps it was connecting the ethernet cable. I wonder if I can disconnect that now as I have wireless connection. Anyway, I'm very happy now. Many thanks.
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#8 |
Please set the thread status to solved, if the issue is still solved. Thanks.
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#9 |
I'm having great difficulty Copying /Pasting from my Windows PC to the Linux PC. Is this possible?
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OK! I've now sorted out the problem of copy/paste. I followed your instruction to connect the ethernet cable and I have now (at last) copy/pasted the "sudo.......Ismod" to the Linux Terminal and received the following message:
1.740008] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 1.946129] hub 2-2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.253092] usb 2-2.3: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
[ 2.391480] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.391762] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.411164] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.411227] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.420192] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.420249] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.420259] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 2.420261] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 9.750720] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 10.439301] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 10.893485] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT BIOS found
[ 10.893491] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT table 'd' not found
[ 10.893493] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Found Display Configuration Block version 3.0
[ 11.546783] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x75
[ 21.280005] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Manufacturer: System manufacturer
Product Name: System Product Name
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: M4N68T-M-LE-V2
Manufacturer: Chassis Manufacture
Manufacturer: AMD
Manufacturer: Manufacturer0
Manufacturer: Manufacturer1
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
blacklist ath_pci
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
blacklist twl4030_wdt
sudo: hwinfo: command not found
[main]
NetworkingEnabl
WirelessEnabled
WWANEnabled=true
Module Size Used by
snd_hda_codec_via 56765 1
snd_hda_intel 24140 2
snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_
snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80244 2 snd_hda_
nouveau 621970 2
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_
ttm 65184 1 nouveau
snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
drm_kms_helper 40745 1 nouveau
snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_
ppdev 12849 0
binfmt_misc 13213 1
drm 180037 4 nouveau,
psmouse 73312 0
parport_pc 32111 1
joydev 17322 0
snd 55295 13 snd_hda_
asus_atk0110 17664 0
serio_raw 12990 0
i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 nouveau
video 18951 1 nouveau
soundcore 12600 1 snd
i2c_nforce2 12906 0
k10temp 12951 0
snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_
lp 13349 0
parport 36746 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
usbhid 41704 0
hid 77084 1 usbhid
sata_nv 23176 2
forcedeth 58190 0
pata_amd 13762 0
dave@dave-
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#12 |
That is not the full Terminal output.
What is the output of this part of the command?
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/
You only sent output from the second half of the long command....
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#13 |
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Fetched 318 kB in 1s (215 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
grep is already the newest version.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libhal1 libhd16
The following NEW packages will be installed:
hwinfo libhal1 libhd16
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 22 not upgraded.
Need to get 818 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,269 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
This is the total answer that I received Should I type Y and see what else there is?
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Do you want to continue [Y/n]? -> Press Y and then hit <ENTER>
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Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
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Selecting previously deselected package libhal1.
(Reading database ... 129445 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libhal1 (from .../libhal1_
Selecting previously deselected package libhd16.
Unpacking libhd16 (from .../libhd16_
Selecting previously deselected package hwinfo.
Unpacking hwinfo (from .../hwinfo_
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libhal1 (0.5.14-5+svn1) ...
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Setting up hwinfo (16.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e2] (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e1] (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a3)
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] [10de:03d6] (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204]
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f3:0103 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0557:8021 ATEN International Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
H/W path Device Class Description
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/0 bus M4N68T-M-LE-V2
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/3 processor AMD Sempron(tm) 140 Processor
/0/3/5 memory 128KiB L1 cache
/0/3/6 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/2a memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/2a/0 memory 2GiB DIMM Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
/0/2a/1 memory DIMM [empty]
/0/4 memory RAM memory
/0/1 bridge MCP61 LPC Bridge
/0/1.1 bus MCP61 SMBus
/0/1.2 memory RAM memory
/0/2 bus MCP61 USB Controller
/0/2.1 bus MCP61 USB Controller
/0/100 bridge MCP61 PCI bridge
/0/5 multimedia MCP61 High Definition Audio
/0/6 storage MCP61 IDE
/0/7 eth0 bridge MCP61 Ethernet
/0/8 storage MCP61 SATA Controller
/0/8.1 scsi4 storage MCP61 SATA Controller
/0/8.1/0 /dev/sda disk 160GB SAMSUNG HD161GJ
/0/8.1/0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 147GiB EXT4 volume
/0/8.1/0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 1790MiB Extended partition
/0/8.1/0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 1790MiB Linux swap / Solaris partition
/0/8.1/1 /dev/cdrom disk DVD RW AD-7260S
/0/9 bridge MCP61 PCI Express bridge
/0/b bridge MCP61 PCI Express bridge
/0/c bridge MCP61 PCI Express bridge
/0/d display C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a]
/0/101 bridge Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Config
/0/102 bridge Family 10h Processor Address Map
/0/103 bridge Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
/0/104 bridge Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
/0/105 bridge Family 10h Processor Link Control
Linux dave-System-
[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [c00ff780] ff780
[ 0.004786] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 0.118142] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.118144] HEST: Table not found.
[ 0.124768] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.124776] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.124791] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.132034] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.135995] Switched to NOHz mode on CPU #0
[ 0.139056] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 13 devices
[ 0.700419] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700464] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700520] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700572] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700625] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700682] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700742] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.700807] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[ 0.738526] ERST: Table is not found!
[ 0.873764] i2c-core: driver [adp5520] using legacy suspend method
[ 0.873765] i2c-core: driver [adp5520] using legacy resume method
[ 0.923774] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.066179] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.066315] i8042: PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly.
[ 1.110536] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.2.0 loaded
[ 1.110538] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 1.116969] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Sempron(tm) 140 Processor (1 cpu cores) (version 2.20.00)
[ 1.117565] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.303694] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.523355] forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.64.
[ 1.523514] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMAC] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
[ 1.523518] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 1.585091] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x732 @ 1, addr f4:6d:04:91:96:54
[ 1.585095] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: highdma pwrctl mgmt gbit lnktim msi desc-v3
[ 1.700016] Switching to clocksource tsc
[ 1.740008] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 1.946129] hub 2-2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.253092] usb 2-2.3: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
[ 2.391480] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.391762] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.411164] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.411227] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.420192] input: HID 04f3:0103 as /devices/
[ 2.420249] generic-usb 0003:04F3:
[ 2.420259] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 2.420261] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 9.750720] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 10.439301] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 10.893485] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT BIOS found
[ 10.893491] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT table 'd' not found
[ 10.893493] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Found Display Configuration Block version 3.0
[ 11.546783] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x75
[ 21.280005] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Manufacturer: System manufacturer
Product Name: System Product Name
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: M4N68T-M-LE-V2
Manufacturer: Chassis Manufacture
Manufacturer: AMD
Manufacturer: Manufacturer0
Manufacturer: Manufacturer1
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
blacklist ath_pci
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
blacklist twl4030_wdt
> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 3367: arguments to dbus_move_error() were incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" failed in file dbus-errors.c line 280.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.
libhal.c 3483 : Error unsubscribing to signals, error=The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files
18: PCI 07.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
[Created at pci.318]
Unique ID: rBUF.IlZpZhztAy1
SysFS ID: /devices/
SysFS BusID: 0000:00:07.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: "nVidia MCP61 Ethernet"
Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation"
Device: pci 0x03ef "MCP61 Ethernet"
SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
SubDevice: pci 0x83a4
Revision: 0xa2
Driver: "forcedeth"
Driver Modules: "forcedeth"
Device File: eth0
Memory Range: 0xdfff9000-
I/O Ports: 0xe480-0xe487 (rw)
IRQ: 43 (10264 events)
HW Address: f4:6d:04:91:96:54
Link detected: yes
Module Alias: "pci:v000010DEd
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: forcedeth is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe forcedeth"
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
[main]
NetworkingEnabl
WirelessEnabled
WWANEnabled=true
Module Size Used by
snd_hda_codec_via 56765 1
snd_hda_intel 24140 2
snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_
snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80244 2 snd_hda_
nouveau 621970 2
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_
ttm 65184 1 nouveau
snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
drm_kms_helper 40745 1 nouveau
snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_
ppdev 12849 0
binfmt_misc 13213 1
drm 180037 4 nouveau,
psmouse 73312 0
parport_pc 32111 1
joydev 17322 0
snd 55295 13 snd_hda_
asus_atk0110 17664 0
serio_raw 12990 0
i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 nouveau
video 18951 1 nouveau
soundcore 12600 1 snd
i2c_nforce2 12906 0
k10temp 12951 0
snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_
lp 13349 0
parport 36746 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
usbhid 41704 0
hid 77084 1 usbhid
sata_nv 23176 2
forcedeth 58190 0
pata_amd 13762 0
dave@dave-
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#16 |
According to the Terminal output that you sent us, there is NO wireless adapter installed in your PC.
So it is not possible at the moment to establish a wireLESS connection. You can only use the wirED Internet connection, which works out-of-the-box in Ubuntu, as you have already noticed.
If you want to connect it wirelessly, you need to go buy a wireless adapter...
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#17 |
OK, I will certainly look into the question of acquiring another wireless adapter, but why is it then that I can send emails on Evolution in Ubuntu? I admit that I can't receive them but that's currently being dealt with in another stream.
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#18 |
I forgot to mention in my previous message that I can also access the internet via Firefox, but, again, I can't download anything from the internet via Firefox. The same thing that is happening with incoming emails in Evolution. It's all oneway traffic. To read your messages to me I have to go to the internet through my old Windows PC
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#19 |
I fully answered your original question which was about getting wireless access.
Please create a separate thread for each new question using the following link:
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#20 |
I mean: using the following link:
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#21 |
Many thanks Mark. I will create a seperate thread, as you suggest.