Thread: No Wireless Devices Working

i'm having , insanely hard time getting internet work ubuntu installation. right i'm dual booting xp because no other installation method work except installing though windows , i've tried 3 different wireless devices (all tested in windows , working) , none of them work in ubuntu. i've been working on 7 hours , i'm getting nowhere.

results:

first 1 tired encore usb wireless model enuwi-g2
connects router , works never speeds faster few bytes second. drops connection after 2 seconds , takes 5 min reconnect.

second 1 netgear wg311 v3 pci wireless adapter. doesn't show up. tried install windows drivers ndiswrapper still doesn't show up.

third 1 buffalo wli2-pci-g54s wireless pci adapter. tried install windows drivers ndiswrapper , result-

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admin@ubuntu:~$ ndiswrapper -l

warning: config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, ignored in future release.
netg54s : driver installed
device (14e4:4318) present (alternate driver: ssb)
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don't know warning about, seemed result. still didn't show or work though. card shows in network devices wont work @ all. wont find router.

maybe there's error ndiswrapper working on startup.... file.

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admin@ubuntu:~$ gksu gedit /etc/modules

/etc/modules: kernel modules load @ boot time.#

# file contains names of kernel modules should loaded
# @ boot time, 1 per line. lines beginning "#" ignored.

lp

ndiswrapper

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have no idea i'm doing wrong or why none of these divices work, it's annoying. i'm begining think no wireless devices work ubuntu.

i'm trying avoid climbing attic run ethernet cable across house router....

great.

try ubuntu wireless troubleshooting guide , visit ndiswrapper section.

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