When I gave up on using the on-board wifi, he bought this: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WN821N-Wireless-Adapter-WPA2-PSK/dp/B002D5EIT4
I thought it would just work out of the box, but no dice. ------------------------------------------------------------ <>< 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 3:51 PM, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. 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