[SOLVED]Gah, wifi modules

I had Ubuntu netbook remix working perfectly until i corrupted something bigtime....

so i have reinstalled it but cant seem to get the wifi working

i knew i had to blacklist something the first time but i cant remember what.

anyone remember exactly what to do ?

 

Re: Gah, wifi modules

Probably either ath5k or ath_pci, depending on your kernel.

 

Re: Gah, wifi modules

Solved,

in /etc/modprobe.d/madwifi.conf

you need to comment out the line with ath5k

and uncomment all the other lines (with the other modules in it)

 

after a full installation, use the ethernet to update. expect around 200+ updates. Do not enable madwifi. Reboot. wifi should work (ath5K) after coming back from reboot.

to make wifi led work. go to synaptic package manager. install backports ( generic). see page 11 on the 9.04 thread. I posted a snapshot of synaptic.

i only used CLI to test tweaks to improve video choppiness, as discussed in the aspire one page @ ubuntu community

 

if i went with madwifi how to i revert back to ath5k i started having problem connecting to my usual ap with wicd when i switched to madwifi

 

Undo whatever you did when you switched to madwifi?? If it's not doable by a simple uninstall, then you should:

1. Check the files in /etc/modprobe.d and do all of the following:
a. Blacklist ath_pci.
b. Unblacklist ath5k.
c. If theres a file that invokes the madwifi drivers, comment out every line in that file
2. Check /etc/rc.local for any refs to ath_pci, madwifi, or ath5k and comment them out
3. Reboot
4. Come back here if it doesn't work and get some advice from someone who's actually gone through the process recently. I haven't used the madwifi drivers since switching to kernel 2.6.27.

 

got it thanks