If wireless was working previously and now stopped working, one possible reason can be you may have updated the kernel and the custom compiled wifi driver module needs to be recompiled.
Check /var/log/messages and dmsg 2008/12/1 Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Monday 01 Dec 2008, Ratnakar Koli wrote: >> I have a compaq presario C797VU, with Ubuntu 8.04 desktop on it. I >> had managed to get wpa-suppliant working on it. But since today >> morning I am not able to get my wifi on. >> >> iwconfig gives me the following output. >> lo no wireless extensions. >> >> eth0 no wireless extensions. >> >> Please suggest what do i do? > > Looks like you don't have any WiFi compatible devices. Did the WiFi > card driver get loaded at all? > > lspci will tell you which card you have, and a quick 'net search will > tell you which module you need to load for that card. > > Regards, > > -- Raju > -- > Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ > GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F > PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
