Thread: Why no Live CD?

could you post the output of:

Code:

lspci

&

Code:

ifconfig

make sure you put them in [code][/code] tags

I can't right now. I'll get it as soon as I can though.

Code:

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI Bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42)
00:1f.0 ISA Bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE Interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY
02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev b8)
02:05.1 Firewire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C551 IEEE 1394 Controller
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.12b/g Wireless LAN

ifconfig

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:9a:18:b0
            UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  Tx bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo          Link encap:Local Loopback
            inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
            inet6 addr: ::1/128  Scope:Host
            UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
            RX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
            RX bytes:18960 (18.9 KB)  TX bytes:18960  (18.9 KB)

There ya' go, buddy. You using it to find a driver, or are you programming one?

I thought so,
you do have Ethernet

First entry is your ethernet port
Second is your wireless

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Code:

02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.12b/g Wireless LAN

(It'd be pretty stupid for a laptop not to have wired ethernet when it's wireless is provided by a manufacturer that doesn't release it's wireless driver's code - you would have no way to download your proprietary wireless drivers....)

And your ethernet is all setup and waiting to be used

Originally Posted by xXSomeGuyXx

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:46:9a:18:b0
            UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  Tx bytes:0 (0.0 B)

That "Phone socket" you mentioned is not a phone socket
but your ethernet port

As before,

Originally Posted by Ynot

You will need to connect via wired ethernet
then goto System > Admin > Hardware Drivers
at which point you can download the restricted driver for your wireless, and install them

Would I have to pay to hook it up? And what do i do, sick my phone cable into the wall and into my computer, and go to System > Admin > Hardware Drivers, or do I have to set something up and pay for the Dial-Up?

No,
it's a wired ethernet port

- plug your laptop into your router using a network cable
- goto System > Admin > Hardware drivers
- Ubuntu will offer you drivers to download for your wireless
- download them
- bingo, wireless working

no dial-up
no nothing

just connect via wired ethernet

sorry.... I wouldn't mind, but the "solutions" to both "problems" are right there in post #2
instead, we've fanny'ed about for over a week

you need to download drivers for your wireless card


It is not a phone socket
forget phone cable
you need a CAT-5 networking cable

Lol, sorry man. I suck with hardware. I'm a software guy. Thank you for all your help though. I'll get right on that.

Edit: Yo, I did hook it up, and everything's working fine (I'm posting from my linux machine) but, when I ran Hardware Drivers it said that there are "no proprietary drivers are in use on this system".