Trying & Learning Ubuntu. My Query Thread

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narangz

narangz

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infra_red_dude said:
Ray has shown the command line way. You could also use the GUI way. If you are using Ubuntu 8.04, its mostly already installed. If its not then goto Synaptic package manager (system > admin) and search and install the package: ndisgtk

You need the windows drivers for this. Grab the windows drivers and extract/copy all the files to a temporary folder. Ensure the drivers haf the files: .inf, .sys .vxd etc.

Then goto System>Admin>Windows wireless drivers Now click on the Install new drivers button. Browse to the folder where the windows drivers are place and select the .inf file to install. It will install the drivers for your card.

Your card is up and running! :) You can configure it with Network manager. If network manager fails to configure (I've had very bad exp. with this and I vowed never to support this ****.. thats why mac4lin doesn't support network manager skinning :)) ) then install the package WICD from synaptic. Its a much better network config tool.

PS: By any chance is this your card: *ajsimbulan.multiply.com/journal/it...Broadcom_94311_on_Ubuntu_8.04_LTS_Hardy_Heron
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Had to install ndisgtk from internet.

Installed the windows driver but internet still not working.

It shows the 802.1X *wired* network available only when i connect LAN cable :(

Whre to find network manager? I can see network tools, network settings.

Synaptic didn't find WICD
 
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infra_red_dude

infra_red_dude

Wire muncher!
You need to configure it.. either static IP or dhcp or whatever. Just head to a terminal and type: ifconfig and also iwconfig. It would tell you if your card is working. I don't remember the GUI programs (forgive me, as I'm also a long time Linux user :D )

Network Manager is known to haf certain issues with some cards. You can use wicd. Download the .deb file from here: *downloads.sourceforge.net/wicd/wicd_1.4.2-1-all.deb?modtime=1203246585&big_mirror=0 (I'm sorry again.. thot it was available in the repos).

After ensuring that the card is working, launch wicd from Apps >internet and configure the ip/encryption from within wicd.

For me, using ndiswrapper for my wifi card and using wicd was a piece of cake. Installing linux driver meant using a new firmware and recompiling the kernel.
 
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narangz

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Thanks Ani, I'll try & report.
Well already wasted 2 hours in enabling that :D Bad Bad Ubuntu, No Wifi for me :lol:
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

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I went to setup my phone(Nokia 5700) in Ubuntu, as per our sticky thread.

This is what I get :

Code: 
root@CoolG5:/home/gaurav# wvdial
    
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
    
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
    
--> Initializing modem.
    
--> Sending: ATZ
    
ATZ
    
OK
    
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
    
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
    
OK
    
--> Modem initialized.
    
--> Sending: ATDT*99#
    
--> Waiting for carrier.
    
ATDT*99#
    
CONNECT
    
~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~
    
--> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
    ~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~
    --> PPP negotiation detected.
    --> Starting pppd at Fri Jun  6 19:32:03 2008
    --> Pid of pppd: 6690
    --> Using interface ppp0
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> pppd: ��[06][08]��[06][08]
    --> Disconnecting at Fri Jun  6 19:32:10 2008
    --> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
    --> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
    --> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information.
    --> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
    --> Cannot get information for serial port.
    --> Initializing modem.
    --> Sending: ATZ
    ATZ
    OK
    --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
    ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
    OK
    --> Modem initialized.
    Caught signal 2:  Attempting to exit gracefully...
    --> Disconnecting at Fri Jun  6 19:32:14 2008

What can be the problem? :confused:
 
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narangz

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Output of ifconfig:
eth0
inet addr:10.0.0.3 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1273 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1504 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1203311 (1.1 MB) TX bytes:276588 (270.1 KB)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:188 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:188 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:9400 (9.1 KB) TX bytes:9400 (9.1 KB)
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Output of iwconfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.
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Whilst instaling WICD I get this error:
Error: Conflicts with installed package 'network-manager'
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Windows Wireless Drivers window shows this:
bcmwl6
Hardware Present:Yes
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infra_red_dude

infra_red_dude

Wire muncher!
@rajbir
Drivers are not properly installed. The wifi device is not showing up. Are you using the correct Windows drivers? Can you try the procedure mentioned in the link given in my previous post?

Yes.. Wicd and network-manager are like "do talwaar aur ek myaan". Only one can exist :)) if you can finally configure your netowrk following that procedure with network manager then well and good; otherwise install wicd which will automatically remove network manager.

I guess only intel cards work great out of the box. For everything else we either need ndiswrapper or frimware.
 
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narangz

narangz

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The drivers are correct & I install these only on Windows.

My friend is using Wi-fi in Ubuntu, he's got same card. I shall ask him when I get a chance to talk to him & will post the solution here.

Thanks a lot, Ani Bhai :)
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

Conversation Architect
After some Forumming, I finally had my Nokia 5700 setup in Ubuntu 8.04.

Now any tasks which should be done, before using Ubuntu?? :D

This is my First post from Ubuntu 8.04 :) I am loving it.
 
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narangz

narangz

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It seems no Wi-fi for me without firmware editing.
And yeah I removed 8.04 after wasting 4 days on wifi setup. :x
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

Conversation Architect
Open the restricted drivers manager and see if it is using nVidias driver?
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How to open that?

5) How to keep the windows partitons mounted, so they need not to be mounted upon each reboot?
 
Faun

Faun

Wahahaha~!
Staff member
edit fstab file
sudo gedit /etc/fstab

add entries for each partition, the partition will be mounted at boot time
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

Conversation Architect
I have Installed the restricted Nvidia driver in Ubuntu 8.04 for my Zebronics 7300GT card & enabled the special effects....
But I am not getting those wavy effects when we minimize-maximize windows???
 
Faun

Faun

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install compiz configuration management from synaptic

then an entry will be created in System>Preferences>Advance Desktop settings
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

Conversation Architect
I searched Synaptic packet manager for "Compiz configuration management", but did not got any package?
 
ray|raven

ray|raven

Think Zen.
For a Simple Settings Manager , do this:
Code: 
sudo apt-get install simple-ccsm

For a full-pledged settings manager , do this:
Code: 
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

You can run the app from
Code: 
System->Preferences->Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
 
Cool G5

Cool G5

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Guys now I want to beautify Ubuntu to max.

What will I need. I have heard a lot about desk applets, cool themes? Where to get these? :)
 
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