On Feb 3, 2008 6:44 PM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Searching for
> linux Toshiba Satellite A205-S5804 wireless -windows
> leads to
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=123934
> which suggests the realtek is on the usb bus (!), so maybe you should run
> lsusb
> as well? I haven't looked carefully, but that forum discussion seemed to
> indicate some success, so it may be worth a look.
>
> I also seen a hint that the realtek module may have had some
> improvements in a recent kernel update (specifically 2.6.23 I think), so
> perhaps (if you haven't already done so), if you perform the update
> operation, the hardware will start being recognized properly.
>
> I thought that ubuntu would do updates on first reboot, but perhaps you
> chose not to allow them. To manually check, you would run
> sudo aptitude update
>
IF the only network connection you have is wireless AND IF the
wireless doesn't work, you won't get any updates. :-)
carl
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