Hi Newlinus, Well, the Ubuntu folks never got back to me, but I found another solution that is quite simple. I installed the Mandriva 2008.1 beta edition, and it turned out to have all the drivers I needed. Don't be scared away by the "beta" designation in this case. I've been running Mandriva 2008.1 for several weeks now, and put all of the applications to the test, and I haven't had a single error, crash, or lock-up. In fact, so far at least, it's the most stable OS I've used. The only hassle I've found is that if you want to run skype, you have to open the terminal window and type in "pasuspender skype" (because skype is designed to run on the ALSA sound drivers and Mandriva uses the more stable Pulse Audio drivers). But once you do that, skype works perfectly as well.
An added convenience is that Mandriva has a web-based tool to install all of the software sources you may want. Google "easy urpmi" and you will find the site. Since you're running the beta edition, choose "cooker" and "i586" as your platform. Mandriva's 64-bit version of 2008.1 is not out yet. Once you've done that, just follow the instructions. But be sure to check the box that will give you the short descriptions of programs--it will make your updates and downloads run much quicker. Once your sources are updated, Mandriva has an easy tool, like Ubuntu, to install the applications you want (win32codecs, libdvdcss2, etc.) Hope this helps. Feel free to email again if you have any questions about the installation. I think you'll find it smooth sailing from here. Oh, by the way, I tried both the Gnome and KDE versions, and work just fine, so pick your favorite with no worries. Good luck! Kyle On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:22 AM, Newlinus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > i just started with ubuntu system and i have no skilles on unix..and of > corse i get this famous problem of WIFI..my card wifi is Its WiFi card > uses the Atheros AR 5007 EG chipset, i already tried with madwifi and > NDIS wrapper...but till now i can't see my hardware even by doing the > command lspci!! can u plz help to resolve this problem!! i have a > toshiba L 40_100 psl40 > > -- > WiFi card w/ AR 5007 eg chipset won't run under Hasty Alpha 4 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193459 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Dr. Kyle Echols Assistant Professor of Spanish Department of World Languages University of North Florida Office: 10/2131 Phone: 904.620.1241 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- WiFi card w/ AR 5007 eg chipset won't run under Hasty Alpha 4 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193459 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
