Oh - and I tried the ath9k as well - with no luck. ------------------------------------------------------------ <>< 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> O On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------ > -- <>< 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
