I can't get Ubuntu Linux to work plz help me?

Question

I can't use my wifi in Ubuntu:
I have dell inspiron 1501 I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 through Wubi. But I cant get my wireless to work. When I look at the top right icon it says device not ready or something like that this is what I got when I typed in the -C netwrok command:

*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:18 memory:c0200000-c0203fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:1c:23:a0:89:ae
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44 driverversion=2.0 duplex=half latency=64 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=10MB/s
resources: irq:21 memory:c0300000-c0301fff
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:1d:d9:0b:ee:d3
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg


So can anyone help me get my wifi working.

Answer 1

Here is the Official Ubuntu Wireless Documentation



Cards Supported

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported



Troubleshooting/Howto/General

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo



In the event of your Wifi card being unsupported you can use Ndiswrapper Here is the Official Ubuntu Ndiswrapper Documentation

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper





LUg.

Answer 2

i could examine with the documentation on the Ubuntu internet site for tips approximately installation Ubuntu as a twin boot. At very least you prefer the Vista deploy disk. regrettably i'm having workstation issues myself good now (and that i'm on gentoo no longer Ubuntu) so i won't be able to spend the ingredients on gathering up the correct components for you. you will locate which you probable would desire to repartition your annoyingcontinual earlier you install. and you prefer the thirty gigs -- yet you will would desire to take despite domicile windows components. you'll want that Vista disk while and as you establish to eliminate vista. To twin boot you should use grub. Grub shops some boot tips on the Linux partition. And it writes some to the grasp Boot record. once you nuke Ubuntu, to get domicile windows decrease back you will desire to bypass on and run "fixmbr" from the vista deploy disk. That restores it to the way it replaced into earlier you place grub on.

Answer 3

I have the same problem, but I can use a wire and that works.



they say there is a way, but I tried it and it still didn't work, I don't remember what it was, but you have to update the drivers somehow. It's on the Ubuntu site somewhere.

Answer 4

Open Synaptic, the program management program, and type in the search : b43-fwcutter and install it. This will extract the codes from the chip so you can use your wirelesss.

Answer 5

Don't post your question on here,use the Ubuntu forums site, that's what it's there for.



GOOD LUCK!

Answer 6

linux sucks, get Windows!

Answer 7

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