Acer Aspire One wireless issue
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From: Robert Holtzman on 8 Jun 2010 17:40 On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 11:00:13AM +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 08 June 2010 09:43:17 ABSDoug wrote: > > > > I'm already there, but not sure what I'm reading so far. > > Are you sure that you clicked on the link?? It's obvious what you are reading > there. > > Search the list archives. There was a thread on this in February which shows > what I did (via some helpful advice from this list) to get wireless going on > my Acer Aspire One. > > You have received a lot of advice to do some searching/research on this > problem, but you do not appear to have done any. Nor do you appear to have > read all the replies that you have already received. He seems to be following the same pattern he did on the ubuntu-users list. He wants to be spoon fed. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"
From: Mark on 8 Jun 2010 17:50 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Alexander Batischev <eual.jp(a)gmail.com>wrote: > On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 01:14:25PM -0700, Mark wrote: > > type "su", enter your password > su requires password of root, not user's one > > P.S. I'm sure you know it and just made a little error, but as far as topic > starter is a novice to terminal, I think such details should be pointed > out. > Good point, I meant enter "your root password".
From: ABSDoug on 8 Jun 2010 19:20 --- On Tue, 6/8/10, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601(a)care2.com> wrote: > Now wireless doesânt seem to work out of the box so you > need to: > > Make sure that non-free and contrib are selected in the > package list. > > Open a terminal and type the following: > > #su > #(Your root password) > > # apt-get update > # apt-get install build-essential module-assistant > madwifi-source Finally made it over to the router, in my roommate's room. After trying above & trying Synaptic... oy.... system asks for the install disk... out comes the external drive, in goes the disk... but the system keeps asking for the disk even though I've got the disk in the external drive. This being a netbook, there is no internal drive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/85171.191.qm(a)web52005.mail.re2.yahoo.com
From: Neal Hogan on 8 Jun 2010 19:40 On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:15 PM, ABSDoug <absdoug(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On Tue, 6/8/10, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601(a)care2.com> wrote: > >> Now wireless doesnt seem to work out of the box so you >> need to: >> >> Make sure that non-free and contrib are selected in the >> package list. >> >> Open a terminal and type the following: >> >> #su >> #(Your root password) >> >> # apt-get update >> # apt-get install build-essential module-assistant >> madwifi-source > > Finally made it over to the router, in my roommate's room. After trying above & trying Synaptic... oy... system asks for the install disk... out comes the external drive, in goes the disk... but the system keeps asking for the disk even though I've got the disk in the external drive. This being a netbook, there is no internal drive. > > > When adding packages, your system needs to know where to look. To find out, it looks at the list in /etc/apt/sources.list. Take a look at that. You'll probably see that the first item(s) in the list refer to the install disk. So, until you get internet connection, you're gonna need to use some other means . . . like the install disk to get packages. Once you get connected, DO SOME HOMEWORK and figure out how to edit that file so that the system does not want to look at the install disk all of the time, but rather "looks out" at the web. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTil8acExK_Vq7TvmbrjChhiVT5pAjsT1gGSDiwD_(a)mail.gmail.com
From: ABSDoug on 8 Jun 2010 21:00
--- On Tue, 6/8/10, Neal Hogan <nealhogan(a)gmail.com> wrote: <<< When adding packages, your system needs to know where to look. To find out, it looks at the list in /etc/apt/sources.list. Take a look at that. You'll probably see that the first item(s) in the list refer to the install disk. So, until you get internet connection, you're gonna need to use some other means . . . like the install disk to get packages. >>> Sorry if I wasn't clear... I WAS on the Internet... so confusing. I hooked up to the router in my roommate's room, but it was still asking for the disk...? I'm pretty sure what I was looking for wouldn't be on the disk anyway. <<< Once you get connected, DO SOME HOMEWORK and figure out how to edit that file so that the system does not want to look at the install disk all of the time, but rather "looks out" at the web.>>> I was hoping it was a quick fix someone could suggest, but at least now I know what file I'm trying to edit, thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/474786.85428.qm(a)web52003.mail.re2.yahoo.com |