Atlast I got wireless working in my Acer Aspire 5050’s Atheros 5006 under the newly released Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron with the madwifi drivers. (BTW the upgrade to 8.04 from 7.10 screwed up my X server and I reinstalled from scratch). Previously I was using the ndiswrapper drivers and they would only work the first 5 minutes. Anyway here is a tutorial on how to get WiFi working if you have one of the Atheros cards.
- First get the patched madwifi drivers from the site and extract them to some place (maybe your desktop)
- You need to compile these drivers, so you must
sudo apt-get install build-essential. - Then cd into that directory which you extracted recently and do a
make,sudo make install - Then add the following two lines to this file /etc/modules
ath_pci wlan_scan_sta
- Then make sure that you disabled Atheros from System > Administration > Hardware Drivers (also called Restricted drivers management). If you don’t disable this, the modules which you added in the previous lines wont be loaded.
- Then restart your system to find a new device named ath0 (when you ifconfig)
PS: I know it has been almost 5 months since I posted here. I am giving the (s/l)ame reason here that I was busy. I haven’t been giving much attention to this blog. If you can give some ideas or suggestions on better managing my time it would really help.
On FriendFeed, this post was liked by 0 people and commented on 0 times
@cnu
sorry but the network is no longer connecting. i had not rebooted earlier but after the restart / reboot its just stopped
thanks a lot by the way
Men, The tutorial does not work
I have the same laptop, other way?
thanks, i’m from chile
I have the exact same laptop. Followed the directions to a “T”. Still no wifi in ifconfig. I’m dying here. Ubuntu worked perfectly, and, in some cases, BETTER than windows with some of the stuff on this laptop. However, this problem with the wifi is a major pain in my keister.
please do let me the wireless driver for acer aspire 5050 laptop which will work properly
It can be said about any type of work in any sphere and field that if talented and professional people set out to do it, work will be done promptly and in a unique way, with high quality of the work’s outcome ensured. That is exactly what can be said about the specialists and experts working at the company Skydex Soft Ltd. The website of this company can be found at http://www.skydexsoft.com. Skydex Soft Ltd is located in China, which in and of itself explains some of the significant advantages that this company can offer to its customers. For example, the outsourcing services that the company provides are rendered at much lower process than those offered by companies from Russia or India. Working with the company Skydex Soft Ltd, you will be assured of the price advantage. Another considerable advantage is the wide range of services that the company offers. Among them are the following: developing and creating websites, the offshore outsourcing services that have been mentioned above, development work in the field of IT and SEO optimization (including search engine optimization), designer solutions for your website… The company Skydex Soft Ltd is a partner ideally suited to work with when you need solutions to problems in the field of IT development. Now, you do not have to use services of different companies to receive solutions for complex projects, which often involves wasting your valuable time, sitting and waiting for each contractor to finish their part of the work. Now, you can simply use the services of the company Skydex Soft Ltd, and you can be assured of individual approach to your requirements and needs; you will be promptly and duly informed of all the key milestones and stages of work on your project. Skydex Soft Ltd is the real solution that you have been looking for, for so long, on the Internet. The company boasts a comprehensive list of customers that have already successfully used its services. Among the customers of the company Skydex Soft Ltd are companies from North America and Western Europe. That testifies to the fact that these customers trust and rely on this company. The main distinctive characteristic that makes it stand out among its many competitors is the high quality of the finished product. Add to that short turnaround and delivery times and reasonable prices, and you will see why the company Skydex Soft Ltd has so many customers all over the world. You can trust this company – you will never have to worry about issues of ensuring confidentiality and protecting intellectual property rights – the company
Skydex Soft Ltd has developed a professional and effective approach to that! The customer support department of the company is also an example of high quality work. You can contact the inquiry and information department of the company and you will be provided with all the necessary information related to the question you have or issues that may arise. To see all of what has been described above for yourself, you only need to contact the company Skydex Soft Ltd, and you will truly enjoy working with true professionals in their field!