Re: HP Compaq network drivers
Nick Rout <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:18:00 +1300
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On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Michael Adams <[email protected]> wr= ote: > On Saturday 10 December 2011 09:47, Andrew Simpson wrote: >> On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:56:56 +1300 >> >> Michael Adams <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Is it possible to setup the ath9k wireless driver to work while >> > running from the live Kubuntu disk to prove it will work? Where >> > is the HOWTO? >> > >> > lspci reports an Atheros AR9285 >> >> Google for 'Atheros AR9285 ubuntu' suggests blacklisting acer-wmi >> will fix it. >> >> > Is dial-up supported at all on laptops nowadays? It was >> > super-patchy last time i looked. >> >> Kubuntu (or Ubuntu) doesn't support dial-up out of the box. =A0You >> can't use networkmanager either. =A0For Kubuntu install & use kppp or >> wvdial (Ubuntu). >> >> You'll probably need to get the modem working first - which might >> be a problem. >> > > The latest Mint version downloaded and put onto a pendrive did it. > Still no Dial-up of course but no real way of testing it either. Kppp > could not find a modem. What does lspci tell you about the modem? And do you REALLY have a use for this technology any more? This tool has been useful in the past: http://132.68.73.235/linmodems/index.html#scanmodem _______________________________________________ NZLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug