Hi Charles 9 10 has its issues :-(( I recommend going back to 904 its much more stable and supports card better. I know of three people who have made that choice including myself. Better to wait for 10.04 and even then at least a month after the initial release. You could take a look here maybe: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC/Fixes Eric Brackenbury On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> wrote: > Send Linux mailing list submissions to > linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linux-owner [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wireless card on an Asus eeepc 701 not working with Ubuntu > 9.10 (Charles Nadeau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 10:35:50 -0500 > From: Charles Nadeau <charles [ dot ] nadeau [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Wireless card on an Asus eeepc 701 not working > with Ubuntu 9.10 > To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > Message-ID: > <d347fa431001090735x5e0473feh89fe4750d02b8037 [ at ] mail [ dot ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello, > > I installed Ubuntu netbook remix on my Asus eeepc 701 last night. > Everything > went fine except for the driver of my network card. This network card > worked > perfectly with the Xandros distro that came with the unit. > > Running lspci, I can see what is my network card: > > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless > Network Adapter (rev 01) > > I tried to install the ath5k driver according to the procedure described > here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC/Fixes#Wireless and it didn't > work. > I also tried to install the Madwifi driver by following the procedure here > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1309072 and it doesn't work as > well. > > I know a few people bring their Asus to the meetings and their wireless > card > is working. > > Can somebody help me make the wireless card work with Ubuntu 9.10? > > Thanks! > > Charles > > -- > Charles Nadeau Ph.D. > http://charlesnadeau.blogspot.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > > > End of Linux Digest, Vol 61, Issue 3 > ************************************ > -- http://www.therecycledteenager.blogspot.com/ Leave the Windoze closed :-)) “Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug, which Ubuntu (“humanity to others”)is designed to fix”. But K-eep L-ocktite R-eady