I believe it was a realtek rtl8191se - if I remember correctly. I couldn't even get it working using the Windows driver and ndiswrapper. I know enough about linux to be dangerous, but this one leaves me scratching my now bald dome from pulling my hair out on it.
------------------------------------------------------------ <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Chat Google Talk: [email protected] Y! messenger: airpath_scottv MSN: [email protected] AIM: Airpath ScottV Contact Me [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/tonyaw?v=wall&story_fbid=113208095380521#%21/?ref=home>[image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/bluesfreak72> --- @ WiseStamp Signature<http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install>. Get it now<http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Bill Oliver <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm amazed that your friend can't find a driver. I buy a new laptop every > eight months or so (my travel habits are physically hard on laptops). Since > I go through them so quickly, I usually just go to my local WalMart/Office > Depot/Staples and buy whatever is cheapest that has a decent graphics card. > > I haven't had a problem getting wifi to work in years. What card could he > not find a driver for? The only issue I've had is that the current atheros > drivers for 802.11n (ath9k) are not very friendly for MAC spoofing (though I > hear that's changing), so for my current box I also carry an Alfa AWUS050NH > whose driver is very spoof-friendly. > > I think one of your problems is that the madwifi driver, per se, is only > for cards up to 802.11g, and will not support 802.11n. Thus, I'm not > surprised you might have a problem with madwifi. Atheros chips that support > 802.11n use the ath9k driver (which is also provided by madwifi.org) . > > In any case, my most recent box is an HP Pavilion dv7-3067cl. It has an > atheros chipset, but it's already a discontinued model. > > > billo > > > > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2010, Scott Vargovich wrote: > > Hi there, >> >> I have a friend who wants to buy a 64 bit laptop that one of you has had >> success installing Linux on. His budget is around $800. He's returning a >> Toshiba Sattelite model whose internal wifi isn't supported at all. I'd >> like to find him one that has atheros-based wifi that madwifi recognizes >> without any hassle. The distro we want to use is Ubuntu / Mint. Please >> reply if you've had this type of experience with the brand / make of the >> laptop. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
