http://www.linux.co.uk Collection to pull in the entire site hourly 1 2008-06-13T17:18:05Z http://www.linux.co.uk/forums/hardware-compatibility/861914185/47629557 Mmm, I started in 1991 and have been running my business on it since 1994 .. :) My first version of Linux didn't have hard disk support and ran only off floppy disk. The hard disk driver was a huge boost .. and when Linus added TCP/IP .. well, I was sold .. :) In those days (!) the only option was to compile the kernel from source, so it was get your hands dirty, pay a four figure sum for SCO, or use Windows. No such thing as a distribution at that time, I think my first real installation CD came from Yggdrasil .. anyone remember "Yggdrasil Linux"? The most common (?) laptop wireless chipset(s) are the Intel ones (or at least these are the ones I come across most frequently). These seem to work fine "out of the box" on Linux and have for many years. If in doubt, wander into PC world with an Ubuntu CD and ask them if you can boot up the laptop you fancy off an Ubuntu Live CD prior to purchasing it .. and see if it recognises the WiFi. I used to love Sony laptops and pre-2003 had one myself although I used to use Windows on it. However (!) unlike many other vendors (IBM, Dell, NEC to name a few) Sony don't seem to have made too much of an effort with regards to Linux .. although the recent Atheros driver does look like a positive development. I'm hearing lots of good things about the Asus Eee PC (is that the right number of E's?) , models vary between £199 and £350 and come with WiFi supporting Linux pre-installed. I'm tempted as my NEC is now 5 years old .. however it still runs Ubuntu quite nicely, supports Compiz graphical effects and gives me 3.5 hours usage off the battery, so I don't really have a good excuse to replace it .. :( No publisher gareth 2008-09-08T02:07:47Z Comment http://www.linux.co.uk/forums/hardware-compatibility/861914185/611625898 Thanks for the help Gareth.  I've put on Ubuntu and still got no joy; so the comment that you said about Sony is probably correct.  Now I'll have to search for a laptop that will let me use wireless.  Any suggestions?  I'm not that savvy yet to try and build my own kernel or develope it as you said.  Maybe with more time and work with Linux I will.  How did you get so knowledgeable about Linux and how long have you been at this?  Would love any help you can give me to get where you are.  Reading one Linux book now, but it'll take a few to get out of the novice stage.  I really want to get deep into this as I see it taking over Microsoft and being the O/S of choice in the near future.  Again, thanks and hope to hear from you soon.  Peace for now.    Mike No publisher knomike 2008-09-07T19:23:37Z Comment http://www.linux.co.uk/forums/hardware-compatibility/861914185/755237090 Hi, Fedora "should" be supporting the "NetworkManager" system which is actually a Redhat development, this is also the system currently employed by Ubuntu - so you should be using the same GUI stuff as we are. Unfortunately Sony aren't "great" when it comes to Linux compatibility and getting Atheros hardware to work has historically been .. interesting. Do you know which chipset (specifically) you have in the box? IF it's a 9821 based interface; Apparently Atheros as released their own Linux driver for the 9821 card, but it's relatively new so I'm not sure whether it's available in the stock Fedora kernel just yet. If/when it is, NetworkManager should just pick up the card and manage it for you. So (!) if you try the most recent version of Fedora and get no joy, then I would recommend holding out until Fedora bring out a kernel with the driver built in .. alternatively you can try downloading the most recent kernel source and compiling it up yourself, if you're feeling adventourous ... ;-) hth Previously Michael J. Campbell wrote: Previously Gareth Bult wrote: Ok, can you tell us which distribution you are running? If you're on Ubuntu then I wouldn't expect you to have any problems .. we generally use NEC laptops here and have both Wireless and 3G working quite happily ... What method are you trying to use to make your connection ... ? Ok Gareth, I'm running Fedora 8 and will upgrade this weekend to 9.  I've been trying to load "Madwifi" and got the instructions off another site, but getting an error about the "KERNELPATH".  I looked into the file and it says that there is a broken file.  I don't know how that happened or is that normal but I hope the upgrade fixes that.  If you could give me step by step instructions on how to install Madwifi that would be great.  Once I get that on the system I hope my wireless works with all the other things I'm going to do.  Thanks in advance for your help. P.S.  By the way, I'm a windows sysadmin, but preparing for the Linux + exam and get some more experience and a possible Linux Sysadmin job in the future.  Any help you can give on that subject would be appreciated also.  Peace for now.     No publisher gareth 2008-09-07T01:01:49Z Comment http://www.linux.co.uk/forums/hardware-compatibility/861914185/765021221 Previously Gareth Bult wrote: Ok, can you tell us which distribution you are running? If you're on Ubuntu then I wouldn't expect you to have any problems .. we generally use NEC laptops here and have both Wireless and 3G working quite happily ... What method are you trying to use to make your connection ... ? Ok Gareth, I'm running Fedora 8 and will upgrade this weekend to 9.  I've been trying to load "Madwifi" and got the instructions off another site, but getting an error about the "KERNELPATH".  I looked into the file and it says that there is a broken file.  I don't know how that happened or is that normal but I hope the upgrade fixes that.  If you could give me step by step instructions on how to install Madwifi that would be great.  Once I get that on the system I hope my wireless works with all the other things I'm going to do.  Thanks in advance for your help. P.S.  By the way, I'm a windows sysadmin, but preparing for the Linux + exam and get some more experience and a possible Linux Sysadmin job in the future.  Any help you can give on that subject would be appreciated also.  Peace for now.   No publisher knomike 2008-09-05T17:12:30Z Comment http://www.linux.co.uk/forums/hardware-compatibility/861914185/240190971 Ok, can you tell us which distribution you are running? If you're on Ubuntu then I wouldn't expect you to have any problems .. we generally use NEC laptops here and have both Wireless and 3G working quite happily ... What method are you trying to use to make your connection ... ? 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